HIS 211H - United States History through the Civil War – Honors

3 credit hours - Three hours weekly; one term.
This is an honors course.

This course meets the Arts & Humanities General Education Requirement.  This course meets the Social & Behavioral Sciences General Education Requirement. 

Explore American politics, cultures, economics and the interaction of peoples of different classes, races and genders through reading, critical thinking and writing, from colonization through 1865 in an honors seminar environment of readings and extensive discussion.

Prerequisite(s): Eligibility for Honors courses and ENG 101 /ENG 101A .

Crosslisted: Also offered as HIS 211 ; credit is not given for both HIS 211H and HIS 211 .

Note: Typically offered at MC, AM, and OL; all terms.

Course Outcomes:
1: Analyze and discuss the philosophic underpinnings of the colonial and antebellum American experience and the interrelationships of ideas and events in shaping preindustrial American society.

2: Analyze the impact on America and the world as the United States emerged from colonialism and became a regional power in the 18th and 19th centuries.

3: Describe major events, concepts, people and developments in the U.S. society from the colonial period to Reconstruction.

4: Explain primary sources, the concept of causality, and the importance of evidence and interpretation in colonial and antebellum American history

5: Analyze colonial and antebellum issues based on primary sources evidence

6: Discuss social diversity in colonial and antebellum American history.

7: Analyze the role of government, major legislation and Supreme Court decisions in colonial and antebellum American history.