HIST 201 United States History I
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History (HIST) Courses
- HIST 100 History of Western Civilization I
- HIST 101 History of Western Civilization II
- HIST 104 World History I
- HIST 106 World History II: From 1500 to Present
- HIST 201 United States History I
- HIST 202 United States History II
- HIST 260 Women In American History
- HIST 261 Women in American History I
- HIST 262 Women in American History II
- HIST 310 California History
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Minimum Grade for Prerequisites
Unless otherwise indicated, a grade of C or higher is required for all prerequisite courses.
Course Description
This course explores the evolution of United States history from its pre-Columbian Native American origins through the Reconstruction Era (1877). Using the analytical lenses of race, class, gender, ethnicity and sexuality, this course examines the political, economic, social, religious, environmental, and cultural forces that shaped, and continue to shape, the nation and the lives of its diverse inhabitants. Topics include indigenous societies and cultures, European conquest and colonization, slavery and abolition, the women's movement, westward expansion, immigration, the American Revolution, the Constitution and the formation of the U.S. government, reform movements, the U.S. Civil War, and Reconstruction.
- Lecture hours/semester: 48-54
- Homework hours/semester: 96-108
