HIST 2111 U.S. History I (3-0-3)

This course emphasizes the study of U.S. history to 1877. The course focuses on the period from the Age of Discovery through the Civil War. It includes the geographical, intellectual, political, economic, and cultural development of the American people, as well as the history of Georgia and its constitutional development. Topics include colonization and expansion; the Revolutionary Era; the New Nation; nationalism, sectionalism, and reform; the Era of Expansion; and crisis, Civil War, and reconstruction.

Offered Fall and Spring

Prerequisite

Degree program admission language competency or successful completion of required English and reading learning support courses with grades of C* or higher