HIST 2111 Syllabus

Subject Code

HIST

Course Number

2111

Course Title

U.S. History I

Prerequisites

Degree program admission language competency or successful completion of required English and learning support courses with a grade of C* or higher

Corequisites

Terms Offered

Offered Fall and Spring

Credit Hours

(3-0-3)

Course Description

This course emphasizes the study of U.S. history to 1877, including the Civil War. The course focuses on the period from the Age of Discovery through the Civil War to include geographical, intellectual, political, economic, and cultural development of the American people. It includes the history of Georgia and its constitutional development. Topics include colonization and expansion; the Revolutionary Era; the New Nation; nationalism, sectionalism, and reform; the Era of Expansion; and crisis, Civil War, and reconstruction.

Course Outcomes

 Nationalism, Sectionalism, and Reform

Order

Description

1

Examine the reasons for the emergence of nationalism and sectionalism during this period, and assess their impact on America.

2

Examine the evolution of the American economy during the first half of the 19th century.

3

Identify key events, inventions and ideas to include the significant dates.

4

Compare the economies of the North and South to include factors that caused the differences and the effects of their differences.

5

Evaluate the roles and effectiveness of the reform crusade on mid-19th century America.

6

Discuss and relate the history of Georgia to the development of the United States.

 

The Revolutionary Era

Order

Description

1

Examine the status of European rivalries in the New World and the causes for revolution among the American Colonies.

2

Understand and evaluate the multiple ideals and processes of the American Revolution to

include: a) Political, b) Economic, c) Social and d) Cultural..

3

Assess how the new national and state governments were formed and their effects on American Society.

 

The New Nation

Order

Description

1

Identify and evaluate the events and compromises that led to the formation of a new government.

2

Differentiate between the Federalists and the Antifederalists.

3

Investigate the effectiveness of the presidents and other officials of the federal government in leading a New Nation.

4

Assess the major foreign and domestic issues and conflicts experienced by the nation during this period.

 

Colonization and Expansion

Order

Description

1

Identify and evaluate the causes of European exploration of the New World from the late 15th century to the early 17th century.

2

Analyze the social, economic, and political effects of the British empire on the American colonies to include the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies.

3

Identify and evaluate pre-Columbian societies and their interaction with European settlers to the New World.

4

 

Investigate the transatlantic slave trade and its cultural, economic, and political impact on the

European colonies.

 

Crisis, Civil War, and Reconstruction

Order

Description

1

Evaluate the role of compromise and crisis in bringing about the Civil War.

2

Assess the impact of Abraham Lincoln and the emergence of the Republican party in relation to the Civil War and secession.

3

Analyze the major military, political, economic, and social events of the Civil War period.

4

Establish the impact upon the Civil War in relation to the major military, political, economic, and social events.

5

Examine reconstruction and assess its effectiveness.

 

The Era of Expansion

Order

Description

1

Evaluate the extent to which the characterization of this time period as the "era of common man" is correct.

2

Formulate reasons for the rise of the second party system in American politics.

3

Assess the actions of Andrew Jackson in dealing with issues such as internal improvements, states rights, and Indian removal.

4

Analyze American expansion through the major events of the time period, including theTexas issue, the Mexican War; and the Oregon controversy.

5

Examine the results and impact of the expansion of slavery; politics, and sectionalism.

 

History of Georgia

Order

Description

1

Discuss and relate the history of Georgia to the development of the United States.