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Course Description

This course is a survey of the origins of American civilization: native American societies in pre-Columbian and colonial times; European discovery, exploration, conquest and settlement of the Americas; Iberian, French and African elements in the early Americas; 17th and 18th century English colonial development; the Revolutionary era and the founding of the U.S.; and Federalist and Jeffersonian America to the early 19th century.

Prerequisites

(A requirement that must be completed before taking this course.)

• None.

Course Competencies

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• Explain the historical development of American civilization from the pre-Columbian period, through European exploration and colonization, to the emergence of the American Republic of the early nineteenth-century from a factual perspective.
• Explain the historical development of American civilization from the pre-Columbian period, through European exploration and colonization, to the emergence of the American Republic of the early nineteenth-century from a conceptual perspective.
• Evaluate the human experience as it relates to the historical period covered by the course.
• Relate the human experience-using history-to contemporary times.
• Analyze the unique geographical history of the regions covered by the course.
• Analyze the role geography played in the regions covered by the course.
• Analyze the role geography played in the historical period covered by the course.
• Explain European roots of American culture.
• Identify major provisions in the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
• Examine the formation of the Constitution and Bill of Rights.

Note: This course may not be offered every semester.
Please check the HIST section of the current course schedule for availability.

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