HIST& 147 - US History II

Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 55
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: A survey of United States history from 1815 to 1914.

Prerequisite: ENGL 099 with a C or higher (or placement into ENGL& 101).
Distribution Requirements:

Social Sciences Distribution Requirement

General Education Requirements:

Fulfills Engage General Education Requirement

Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to: Identify the conflicts, the problems, and the values that dominated the United States in the 19th century; Recognize the degree to which those same conflicts, problems and values affect Americans today; Discuss the growing sectionalism of the early Republic leading up to the Civil War; Discuss the challenges posed by slavery and the disappointments of emancipation following the Civil War; Identify industrialization, immigration and urbanization as significant agents of change in American society; Recognize the role and contributions of diverse populations in American history, including Native Americans, African-Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos and various religious minorities.
SOCIAL SCIENCES: Apply concepts from the social sciences to analyze individual or social phenomena, processes, events, conflicts, or issues.

Course Contents

Topics to be covered during the quarter include: The expansion of American democracy; American Nationalism; Manifest Destiny and westward expansion; Growth of industry and transportation; Immigration and nativism; Slavery and abolition; The Civil War and Reconstruction; Labor vs. capital; Business and politics in the Gilded Age.

Instructional Units: 5