Colonial America and the United States from pre-Columbian era to 1877. This course of study includes units on discovery, colonization, the formation of the American Union, Constitutional principles, westward expansion, origins of north/south conflict, the Civil War and Reconstruction. Significant economic and social developments are placed in their historical context.
Prerequisites
Reading proficiency as established by District Policy
Student Learning Outcomes
- Apply theories of interdisciplinary social sciences to historical events and actors.
- Describe the pre-colonial era of North America.
- Describe the process of European colonization of North America.
- Describe the political and economic differences that developed and separated the English crown and the American colonies.
- Describe the American Revolution.
- Analyze the Constitution and Government Institutions during early nationhood.
- Summarize the Jacksonian Era.
- Summarize Western expansion.
- List territorial acquisitions up through the Civil War.
- Analyze the origins of the Civil War.
- Assess the impact of the Civil War on both the North and South.
- Assess the aftermath of the Civil War and Reconstruction policies.