HST 202Z United States History 2

Lecture Hours: 4
Credits: 4

Survey of United States history from the early 1800s to the early 1900s: Jacksonian era, expansion, Industrial Revolution, slavery, Civil War, Reconstruction, Gilded Age, Populism, Imperialism, the Progressive Era, and the First World War.

Prerequisite: Placement into WR 115 (or higher), or completion of WR 090 (or higher) with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Max number of credits course can be taken 4

Student Learning Outcomes:
Common Course Number Outcomes

Evaluate a variety of historical sources from the early 1800s to the early 1900s.
Describe continuities and change in American history (e.g., political, social, economic, cultural).
Construct evidence-based historical argument.
Communicate historical knowledge and analysis effectively in written and/or verbal forms.
Recognize the relevance of the past to the present.

Statewide General Education Outcomes:

Apply analytical skills to social phenomena in order to understand human behavior.
Apply knowledge and experience to foster personal growth and better appreciate the diverse social world in which we live.

Additional Cultural Literacy (DPR) Outcome

Identify and analyze complex practices, values, and beliefs and the culturally and historically defined meanings of difference.

Content Outline

Introduction to the Historical Profession and Historiography
Racism and Slavery in the U.S., 1800-1860
Market Revolution, Immigration, and Class Divisions in the U.S., 1800-1860
“Cult of Domesticity” and the transformation of Gender Roles in the 1800s
Religious Revival and Reform Movements in the early 1800s
Indian Removal and Westward Expansion in the early 1800s
Sectional Conflict, 1820-1860
Civil War
Sectional and Racial Conflict in Reconstruction, 1865-1877
Native Defeat and American Dreams in the Trans-Mississippi West, 1860-1900
Industrialization, Immigration, and Class Conflict in the late 1800s
American Imperialism at Home and Abroad