US History to 1877 credit:

3 Hours

[IAI Code: H2904] U.S. history survey beginning with the diverse peoples who have populated North America since before the age of contact with Europeans and extending forward through the advent of European colonialism, the movement for independence, the foundation of the republic, the Civil War, and Reconstruction, ending in 1877. The course provides an introduction to historical interpretation, with particular attention to racialized and other forms of social, political, and economic inequality and struggles for freedom and democracy. Credit is not given toward graduation for: Credit is not given for both HIST 171 and HIST 170 . This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for: Humanities - Hist & Phil Cultural Studies - US Minority