Catalog 2023-2024

HIST 2111 U.S. History I to 1877

This course emphasizes the study of U.S. History to 1877 to include the post-Civil War period. 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.

Prerequisite

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