HIST 201 - United States History I

HIST 201 United States History I

This course explores the evolution of the United States from its pre-Columbian Indigenous American origins through Reconstruction (1877). Using the analytical lenses of race, class, gender, and ethnicity, students examine the constitutional, political, economic, social, religious, environmental and cultural forces that shaped, and continue to shape, the nation and the lives of its diverse inhabitants. Topics include Indigenous societies and cultures, European colonization, servitude and enslavement, abolition, the American Revolution, early nation formation and the evolution of the U.S. political institutions, settler colonialism in the American West, immigration & migration, social and religious reform movements, the U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction.

Units: 3
Degree Credit
Letter Grade Only
  • Lecture hours/semester: 48-54
  • Homework hours/semester: 96-108
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
AA/AS Degree Requirements: Area E1a, E5b, E5c
Transfer Credit: CSU (CSU GE Area C2 or D and US-1 and US-2), UC (IGETC Area 3B or 4)
C-ID: HIST 130
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College of San Mateo

Department: History

Number of Units: 3


This description is for the Fall 2024 term