HSTA 101B - American History I

Credit(s): 4

This course is a comprehensive introductory history of Colonial, Revolutionary, Jeffersonian, Jacksonian, and Civil War era America. (Fall Semester)

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to

Evaluate documents from early colonial to Reconstruction.
Synthesize ideas and information focusing on the settlement of the colonies and formation of the United States.
Analyze the behaviors, ideas, and institutions associated with the Americas from the colonial era through Reconstruction.
Explain competing interpretations of the colonial era through Reconstruction.
Constructing an historical argument supported by evidence.
Evaluate multiple perspectives to arrive at and articulate a conclusion.