Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
SOPH-0022
Organization's ID:
HIST1001
Organization:
SOPHIA Learning, LLC
Location:
Online
Length:
The course is self-paced, and many learners complete it in 4-8 weeks.
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 U.S. History Before 1877
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to build student knowledge of key events and figures in the history of the United States from American prehistory through the era of Reconstruction. The course emphasizes critical thinking skills and consideration of multiple perspectives through the analysis of primary sources. Students will learn how to think like a historian and apply a historian's lens to real-world situations.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Interpret the significance of the events and factors that led to the American Revolution
  • Understand the historian's craft and the tools that historians use to research and interpret the past
  • Apply different historical lenses in order to critically evaluate historical events through a variety of perspectives
  • Recognize the events, people, and motivations involved in the settling of the Americas
  • Understand the political, social, and economic climate of the early United States
  • Analyze the role of slavery in the United States and the divisions that impacted the Civil War and Reconstruction
  • Analyze primary sources to draw conclusions about their meaning and their use as historical evidence

General Topics:

  • Analyzing Primary Sources
  • The First Settlers
  • The Columbian Exchange
  • Spanish, French, Dutch, and English Contact
  • Native American Interactions with Europeans
  • Settling the Southern, Northern, and Middle Colonies
  • The Challenges to the English Empire
  • Growth of the Colonies
  • The French and Indian War
  • American Slavery from an African Perspective
  • Path to the American Revolution
  • The American War for Independence, 1775-1783
  • Creating a Republic
  • The War of 1812
  • Market Revolution and Economic Changes
  • The Sectional Crisis and the "Corrupt Bargain" of 1824
  • The Election of 1828 and the Rise of Andrew Jackson
  • The Bank War and the Rise of the Second Party System
  • Slavery in the United States in the 19th Century
  • Women's Activism in the Early 19th Century
  • Manifest Destiny and the Dilemma of the West
  • The Compromise of 1850
  • A House Divided: Crises of the 1850s
  • The Election of 1860 and Secession
  • The Civil War
  • Reconstructing the South
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Computer Based Training
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Quizzes
  • Written Papers

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
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