HIST 140 - U.S. History 1: Through 1865

3 hours
A survey of the European, African and Native American cultures that met in North America in the 16th century and the subsequent shaping of an independent nation with distinct political institutions, values, contestedvisions, and internal and external conflicts through the Civil War. Students utilize autobiography, literature, the Constitution, and primary and secondary sources to identify people, ideas and events that shaped the new nation.(Meets the Foundations of American Character General Education Requirement.)