HIS 111 American Civilization I

Fall-Spring Semesters

This course provides a survey of American Civilization from the Age of Exploration to the end of the American Civil War. Among the topics to be examined will be: European exploration of North America, Native American civilization, European settlement and the evolution of colonial British America, the American Revolution, the creation of the American nation, the early national experience, early nineteenth century growth and expansion of the nation, the Antebellum experience, and the American Civil War. These topics will be presented chronologically with an emphasis on the evolution of a distinctive American culture and character.

3 credit hours
Satisfies Foundations - American Citizenship for “Generation Next”