HIST201

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American History to 1877

Course Prerequisite

Approved reading placement score, or equivalent.

Course Description

This course traces the history of the United States from the pre-Columbian period through the Civil War and its aftermath. Topics include the clash between the American view of self-government and the English concept of empire, the achievement of independence, the formulation and implementation of federal government, the rise and development of political parties, changing concepts of democracy, the Westward movement, sectional controversy, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.

Credit Hours

Course Credit Type

Transfer Course (TC)

CIP Code Classification

54.0102

Lecture Hours per week (full semester)

Lab hours per week (full semester)

Course Typically Offered

Fall Spring Summer

Department

HUMANITIES

Is the course Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) approved?

General Education Core Curriculum (GECC)

Meets an Associate Degree General Education Requirement For

Arts (AA), Science (AS), Applied Science (AAS), General Studies (AGS), Engineering Science (AES), Associate in Fine Arts (AFA)

General Education Core Curriculum (GECC) Distribution Area

Social and Behavioral Science

Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) approved code

S2 900

Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) approved code (2)

Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) General Education Core Curriculum (GECC) Distribution Area(s)

Social and Behavioral Sciences (S)