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HIST 1301 - United States History I

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Core: Core 060

A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of the United States from the pre-Columbian era to the Civil War/Reconstruction period. United States History I includes the study of pre-Columbian, colonial, revolutionary, early national, slavery and sectionalism, and the Civil War/Reconstruction eras. Themes that may be addressed in United States History I include: American settlement and diversity, American culture, religion, civil and human rights, technological change, economic change, immigration and migration, and creation of the federal government.

Prerequisite(s): TSI ELAR (Reading and Writing) requirement met
Type: ACAD