Faculty Name

Nurith Zmora

Document Type

Syllabi

School

CLA

Department

HIST

Course Subject

HIST

Course Number

HIST

Course Section

1310

Course Title

Intro US History: 1865-Present

Academic Term and Year

Spring 2015

Credits

4.00

Hamline Plan Letter

S

Area of Study

HIST, SSTD

Course Description

Topics covered vary from year to year. HIST 1300 covers the time period from 1607 to 1865. Goals: To understand the key social, economic, and political developments that shaped the United States from the early 17th century to the present day. Content: Various topics such as immigration, the building of social and political institutions, the Westward expansion and its effect on the nation, the road to the Civil War, industrialization, reform and the move toward a welfare state, ethnic relations within American society, and the rise of the U.S. to the status of a world power. Taught: Annually. Credits: 4 credits

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