Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
SOPH-0022
Organization's ID:
HIST1001
Organization:
Location:
Online
Length:
Students have 60 days with 30-day extension (if needed) to complete the course
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Us History or American History
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.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Apply different historical lenses in order to critically analyze historical events through a variety of perspectives
  • Evaluate the events leading up to the Civil War and understand the key players, battles, and rationales
  • Trace the evolution of slavery and examine the experience of slaves from the age of exploration through the era of reconstruction
  • Interpret or analyze a primary source to draw conclusions about a historical
  • Understand the events, people, and motivations involved in the settling of the Americas
  • Recognize the events and factors that lead up to the American Revolution
  • Analyze the political, social, and economic climate during and after the drafting of the constitution
  • Analyze how historians have interpreted the era of reconstruction and the causes for the collapse of reconstruction

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 1850's
  • 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

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials

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