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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
HIST 17.1 | Title:
UNITED STATES TO 1877 |
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| Full Title:
History of the United States to 1877 |
| Last Reviewed:11/25/2019 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
HIST 17A
Catalog Description:
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History of the United States through Reconstruction.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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History of the United States through Reconstruction.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | Fall 1981
| Inactive: | |
| Area: | D
F
| Social and Behavioral Sciences
American Institutions
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | C | Arts and Humanities | Fall 2020 | |
| | C2 | Humanities | | |
| | D | Social Science | | |
| | D6 | History | | |
| | X1 | U.S. History | | |
| | D | Social Science | Fall 2010 | Fall 2020 |
| | D6 | History | | |
| | X1 | U.S. History | | |
| | D | Social Science | Fall 1988 | Fall 2010 |
| | D1 | Anthropology and Archeology | | |
| | D2 | Economics | | |
| | D6 | History | | |
| | X1 | U.S. History | | |
| | D | Social Science | Fall 1981 | Fall 1988 |
| | D1 | Anthropology and Archeology | | |
| | D2 | Economics | | |
| | X1 | U.S. History | | |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 4 | Social and Behavioral Science | Fall 1981 | |
| | 4F | History | | |
| | XA | U.S. History | | |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| C-ID: |
| CID Descriptor: HIST 130 | United States History to 1877 | SRJC Equivalent Course(s): HIST17.1 |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Major Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Analyze the political, economic, cultural and social developments in U.S. history from pre-colonial times until Reconstruction.
2. Assess the causes and effects of particular historical events.
3. Analyze and distinguish between primary and secondary sources as historical evidence.
Objectives:
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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Integrate geographical knowledge with historical study.
2. Utilize the social, political, and economic historical approaches in assessing the past.
3. Question their own values and assumptions about American history.
4. Assess the claim that the heritage and institutions of the United States are to some degree unique and explore the rationale that supports this "uniqueness."
5. Describe the values, themes, methods and history of the discipline and identify realistic career objectives related to selecting the major.
Topics and Scope
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I. Native American Societies
A. North America
B. Meso America
II. Europe - before 1492
A. Patterns of exploration
B. Rise of kings
III. Conquest and Colonization
A. Spanish
B. French
C. English
IV. The Chesapeake
A. Powhatans
B. Tobacco
C. Indentured Servitude
D. Bacon's Rebellion
V. New England
A. Puritans and Pilgrims
B. Hierarchies and dissent
VI. Middle Colonies
A. Mercantilism
B. Plural Societies
VII. Slave Trade
A. African societies
B. Slave Triangle
C. Plantation System
VIII. The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening
A. Philosophies
B. Religious reactions
IX. Revolutionary Period
A. Seven Years War
B. Taxes
C. Resistance 1763-1776
D. Articles of Confederation
E. Constitution
X. The Federalists
A. Formation of our government and the birth of parties
B. Securing the Republic
XI. Jeffersonian Period
A. Agrarian Republic
B. Expansion
XII. Jacksonian Period
A. Trail of Tears
B. Presidential power
XIII. Industrialization
A. Cotton gin
B. Transportation - railroads and canals
C. Factories at Lowell
D. Middle Class
E. Irish immigration
XIV. Religion and Reform
A. Temperance
B. Abolition
C. Women's rights
XV. Antebellum South
A. Planter Class
B. Slave culture
C. Slave resistance
XVI. Sectional conflict
A. Battle over the West
B. Election of 1860 and secession
XVII. Civil War
A. Southern victories
B. Emancipation
C. Northern dominance
XVIII. Reconstruction
A. 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments
B. Freedoms extended and denied
C. Jim Crow
Assignments:
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1. Weekly reading assignments of approximately 30-50 pages a week. These assignments will be both primary and secondary sources.
2. 1500-3000 words of out-of- class writing will be assigned over the semester. These assignments may be reaction papers, analytical essays, or research papers. The assignments will critically and historically interpret primary and secondary sources.
3. An in-class essay midterm and final. Each essay will be roughly 500-1000 words each.
4. Regular attendance and extensive note taking in class is expected and assumed.
5. Participation in discussion as directed by instructor.
6. Objective quizzes and/or exams.
7. Written homework as directed by the instructor.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
30 - 50% |
| Analytical, expository essays, reviews, research paper including primary and secondary sources. | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
40 - 65% |
| Essay exams, objective quizzes and/or exams | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 10% |
| Participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Abigail Adams: A Revolutionary American Woman, 3rd edition. Akers, Charles. Pearson Longman: 2007 (classic)
America: A Concise History, Vol 1, 6th ed. Henretta, James A., et al. Bedford St. Martins: 2015
The Federalist Papers. Hamilton, Alexander; Madison, James; et.al. Signet Classic: 2003. (classic)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Written by Himself. Bedford, St. Martins: 2003. (classic)
A People and a Nation, Vol 1, 9th ed. Norton, Mary Beth, et al. Houghton Mifflin: 2011 (Classic)
The Unfinished Nation, Vol. I, 4th ed. Brinkley, Alan. McGraw Hill: 2004 (classic)
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