HIST 1624 United States History to 1865

The course begins in the pre-Columbian Americas with a discussion of Native American migration, settlement, culture, language groups and civilizations. It is followed by a section dealing with contact between European and Native American peoples, European colonization, and the various battles for continental supremacy. The American War for Independence, the construction of the new nation, and the era of Jacksonian Democracy make up the third portion of the course. Finally, the topics of territorial expansion, immigration, slavery, and the Civil War's causes and results round out the course.

4 Credits

Instructor: Chad Israelson or Richard Miller

Prerequisites: None.

MNTC: CT, SS, GP.

Offered: Fall Semester, Spring Semester