Colonial US to the Civil War Era

Catalog description

This course is a survey of US History from the earliest records to the Civil War Era. Students will engage with historical texts to explore topics that have shaped the nation that the United States has become. These can include: Indigenous cultures that formed America's first permanent societies, the arrival of European colonists, the origins of slavery, the American Revolution, Westward expansion, sectional divisions over slavery, and the Civil War. Thematic Thread(s): Citizenship & Social Problems, Institutions & Human Innovations, Transfer Thread Completion Course, United Stated in Global Context