HISTORY 111:
"The United States to 1865 "
Dr. Thomas L. Powers
Course Description
PREREQUISITES:
None, though it is important to be able to read and write
effectively in standard English and to learn through reading.
TEXTS:
- Roark, et al., The American Promise: A
History of the United States. 3rd edition. Volume 1.
- Cobbs Hoffman and Gjerde, Major Problems in American
History.2nd
edition. Volume 1
OBJECTIVES:
It is the purpose of this course to assist you in gaining
familiarity, to a degree, with the history of the United States from settlement
through the Civil War. In the process, you will develop an understanding of the
nature and uses of history. You will discover where much of modern America has
its roots, and you will encounter themes and ideas which affect America today.
You will be able to discern alternatives to the development of the country,
discuss the reasons those alternatives were not taken, and understand how those
same factors affect the nation at present.
COURSE CONTENT:
- America, Africa and Europe
- Colonial America
- The American Revolution and Constitution
- The Early Republic
- Growing Together, Growing Apart
- Manifest Destiny and Territorial Expansion
- Economic Growth in Different Directions
- A Distinctive Southern Way of Life
- Slavery and Anti-Slavery
- The Jacksonian Era
- The Age of Reform
- Sectionalism and the Sectional Crisis
- Secession and Civil War
METHODS OF PRESENTATION:
Lecture, Discussion, Reading, Document analysis
METHODS OF EVALUATION:
Three tests, abstracts and evaluations of articles, and a
final exam.
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Questions? E-mail me at
tpowers@uscsumter.edu 