United States History I

This course discusses European exploration and colonization of the New World and the impact it had on Europe, Africa, and the young United States Also learn how events like the Industrial Revolution and Western movement changed the lives of Americans.

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United States History I

$79

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3 Credits

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$79

Plus membership

3 Credits

All courses include:

eTextbooks

2 to 3-day turnaround for grading

Multiple chances to improve your grade

On-demand tutoring & writing center

Student support 7 days a week

United States History I

$79

Plus membership

3 Credits

About This Course

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ACE Approved 2023

Our United States History I online course focuses on the characteristics of societies existing in the Americas prior to 1877.

What You'll Learn

Apply historical research skills to major themes in American History to 1877

Detect the causes of European exploration and colonization in the New World and assess the impact of these activities on Europe, Africa, and the New World.

Understand how political, religious, economic, and social institutions emerged in the American Colonies.

Specify the causes of the American Revolution and evaluate the impact of the Revolution on politics, the economy, and society.

Recognize how the institutions and practices of government evolved to create the foundation of the American political system.

Explain territorial expansion from 1801 to 1877 and assess its effects on relations with Native Americans and external powers.

Synthesize and assess developments in political democracy after 1800

Recognize how the Industrial Revolution and Western movement changed the lives of Americans.

Specify the major causes and events of the Civil War and assess the impact of the war on the American people.

Summarize the sources and character of cultural, religious, and social reform movements in the antebellum period.

Explain how various Reconstruction plans succeeded or failed.

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Course Details

USHIST101

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United States History I

Learn about European exploration and colonization of the New World. U.S. History I also examines the impact colonization had on Europe, Africa, and the young United States. The emergence of political, religious, economic, and social institutions is also discussed.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to take U.S. History I.

Topic Subtopics
Old and New Worlds Meet
  • Before Columbus
  • Looking Westward
  • The British Connection
Early Settlements
  • Chesapeake Colonies /li>
  • New England Colonies
  • British, Spanish, and French Colonies Elsewhere
  • British Authority
Living in Colonial America
  • Demographics and Social Patterns
  • Commerce and Consumerism
  • Enlightenment and Great Awakening
Road to Revolution
  • Seven Years' War
  • Imperialism in Peril
  • On the Brink of Revolt
The American Revolution
  • The Decision for Independence
  • War of Independence
  • Impact of the War
The Constitution /td>
  • State Constitutions
  • Confederation
  • From Confederation to Constitution
The New Republic /td>
  • New Government
  • National Sovereignty
  • Political Parties
Jeffersonian Era
  • Early Nineteenth Century Life
  • President Jefferson
  • Expansion and Conflict
  • American Nationalism
Jacksonian Era
  • New Politics
  • Andrew Jackson
  • Two Parties Emerge
Economic Revolution /td>
  • Population Changes
  • Transportation and Communication
  • Commerce, Agriculture, and Industry
The Old South
  • King Cotton
  • White Society in the South
  • The “Peculiar Institution”
Antebellum Period
  • Revivalism and Romanticism
  • Reform
  • Abolitionism
Build Up to War
  • Western Expansion
  • Sectionalism
  • Time of Crises
The Civil War
  • The War Begins
  • The Union and Confederacy at War
  • The Course of the War
Reconstruction
  • Implementing Reconstruction
  • Impact of Reconstruction on the South
  • Abandoning Reconstruction

Your score provides a percentage score and letter grade for each course. A passing percentage is 70% or higher.

Assignments for this course include:

  • 4 Graded Exams
  • 1 Midterm Exam
  • 1 Final Graded Exam


The required eTextbook for this course is included with your course purchase at no additional cost.


Brinkley, Alan. The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People, Volume I, 8th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2016. ISBN: 9780073513331

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