HST 201 United States History: to 1840

Lecture Hours: 4
Credits: 4

Explores the cultural, economic, social, and political developments of the United States to 1840.

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.
Student Learning Outcomes:

Describe the major political, social, economic, and cultural transformations in American history to 1840.
Compare the racial, economic, and ethnic groups in American society before 1840 to those in the present day.
Analyze the ways in which an unequal distribution of economic and political power shaped American history before 1840.
Analyze how other historical issues and ideas have also affected the development of the modern American nation.
Prepare a written analysis of historical documents, issues or ideas.
Analyze primary historical documents.
Evaluate historians’ arguments and different methods of historical inquiry about an issue or time period.

Statewide General Education Outcome:

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) Outcomes

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
Native American Cultures
Contact and Conflict after European Invasion
European Colonies in North America from 1492-1770
Slavery in North America
Cultures of Colonial America
Revolutionary Protest and the American Revolution
Democracy and Diversity in the New Republic