HIST 101 United States to 1877
covers the development of the United States from the colonial era through the Reconstruction period after the Civil War. Particular attention is given to the founding of the Colonies, Puritan thought and culture, Anglo-French rivalry, the political and economic background of the War of Independence, the formation of the American government, the Federalists, the Jeffersonians, the settlement of the West, Jacksonian democracy, "Manifest Destiny," sectional issues, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. This course is applicable toward all certificates and degrees; group requirements include social science; areas of concentration include history, social science (credit hours 4.0, lecture hours 4.0). IAI:S2 900