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U.S. History I - HIST 2111

Description

History 2111 is the history of the United States from the Age of Discovery through the Civil War. The course focuses on the geographical, intellectual, political, economic and cultural development of the American people and places U.S. events in the context of world politics.


HIST 2111 - Spring 2024

Course Instructor
HIST 2111 1AGElizabeth Medley
elizabeth.medley@abac.edu
HIST 2111 1BGPaige Massey
paige.massey@ung.edu
HIST 2111 1CGJames Pryor
rpryor@abac.edu
HIST 2111 1DGCourtney Joiner
cjoiner@ega.edu
HIST 2111 1EGJustin Pettegrew
jpettegr@highlands.edu
HIST 2111 1FGScott Shubitz
sshubitz@gordonstate.edu
HIST 2111 1GGJames Harper
jbharper@abac.edu
HIST 2111 1HGHaider Bhuiyan
haider.bhuiyan@ung.edu
HIST 2111 1IGJohn Payne
john.payne@ung.edu
HIST 2111 1JGKristin Bouldin
kristin.bouldin@ung.edu
HIST 2111 1KGKatherine Sylvestre
katherinesylvestre@clayton.edu
HIST 2111 1LGBrock Gordon
brock.gordon@ung.edu
HIST 2111 1MGKyle Harris
kyle.harris@fvsu.edu
HIST 2111 1NGMolly Varley
molly.varley@ung.edu
HIST 2111 1OGAlisha Cromwell
alisha.cromwell@asurams.edu
HIST 2111 1PGBuckner Melton
buckner.melton@mga.edu
HIST 2111 1QGJeffery Stanley
jstanley@daltonstate.edu
HIST 2111 1RGApril Duffie
aduffie@westga.edu
HIST 2111 1SGKristen Griffin
kgriffin@westga.edu
HIST 2111 1TGRick Reiman
rick.reiman@sgsc.edu
HIST 2111 1UGJoshua Butler
joshua.butler@asurams.edu
HIST 2111 1VGJason Kennedy
jkennedy@westga.edu
HIST 2111 1WGWilliam Michael Kirkland
mkirkland@abac.edu
HIST 2111 1XGJeremy Conner
jeremy.conner@ung.edu
HIST 2111 5AGAlex Lega
alex.lega@ung.edu
HIST 2111 5BGMatthew Zimmerman
matthew.zimmerman@mga.edu
HIST 2111 5CGJennifer Egas
jegas@westga.edu
HIST 2111 5DGPeter Mastopoulos
mastopoulosp@savannahstate.edu
HIST 2111 5EGLou Brackett
loubrackett@clayton.edu
HIST 2111 5FGCarol Melton
carol.melton@mga.edu
HIST 2111 5GGJessica Taylor-Lewis
jessica.taylor@ung.edu
HIST 2111 8AGAlex Lega
alex.lega@ung.edu
HIST 2111 8BGToni Carter
alexis.carter@ung.edu
HIST 2111 8CGPaige Massey
paige.massey@ung.edu
HIST 2111 8DGCharles Wilson
charles.wilson@ung.edu
HIST 2111 8EGScott Shubitz
sshubitz@gordonstate.edu
HIST 2111 8FGJennifer Egas
jegas@westga.edu
HIST 2111 8GGElizabeth Taylor
elizabethtaylor@clayton.edu
HIST 2111 8HGKristen Vogel
kristen.vogel@ung.edu
HIST 2111 8IGAngela Tharp
angela.tharp@ung.edu
HIST 2111 8JGTerence Smith
tsmith@westga.edu
HIST 2111 8KGMelissa La Fleur
melissa.lafleur@ung.edu
3

Credit Hours


Prerequisites

  • See your home institution's prerequisite requirement.

Free Textbook

  • Open educational resources (OER)

Course Equivalency

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Identify and evaluate the major controversies, issues, personalities, problems and trends in U.S. history up to 1865.
  • Evaluate trends and issues in intellectual and cultural history and be able to relate them to topics in U.S. History.
  • Determine the relationship between local and national issues and events.
  • Place issues and events of U.S. History in a global context.
  • Analyze the trials and contributions of the many cultures that make up American society.
  • Recognize the role of diversity in American society.
  • Exhibit comprehension of the historical process of continuity and change.
  • Appraise how and why the historical interpretations of the controversies, issues, personalities, and problems have changed over time.
  • Analyze the extent to which historical and contemporary American society has embraced the ideals of the Colonial, Revolutionary, and Constitutional periods.
  • Describe the ways geography has impacted historical processes.
  • Read and interpret maps.
  • Develop skills in critical thinking, collaboration, and organization.
  • Undertake research using a variety of materials.
  • Differentiate between primary and secondary sources.
  • Analyze, synthesize, and interpret primary and secondary sources and clearly communicate results using a variety of media.
  • Formulate a convincing historical argument using primary and secondary sources.
  • Unit 1: Cultures Collide
  • Unit 2: Catastrophe and Settlement
  • Unit 3: Empire and Revolution
  • Unit 4: Navigating the Early Republic
  • Unit 5: Democracy and Capitalism
  • Unit 6: Cotton, Slavery, and Reform
  • Unit 7: Manifest Destiny and the Road to War
  • Unit 8: From Disunion to Reunion

Your final grade will be based on the following breakdown. Please note that each instructor may choose to make modifications.

  • Attendance Verification - 1%
  • Interactive Video Quizzes - 9%
  • Discussions - 20%
  • Quizzes - 25%
  • Essay Assignment - 15%
  • Video Map Assignment (Major Project) - 15%
  • Final Exam - 15%

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