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- Effective Term:
- Summer 2014 through Summer 2015
- Course Number:
- HST 202
- Course Title:
- History of the United States 1840-1914
- Credit Hours:
- 4
- Lecture Hours:
- 40
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon successful completion, students should be able to:
- Articulate an understanding of key events in the nineteenth century history of the United States and use critical thinking in order to evaluate historical changes and their impact on current U.S. society.
- Recognize the historical contributions of different groups (national, ethnic, racial, religious, sexual and gendered) that interacted in the United States in order to appreciate and evaluate current U.S. diversity.
- Identify culturallygrounded assumptions which have influenced the perceptions and behaviors of people in the past in order to assess how culture continues to affect human behavior.
- Communicate effectively using historical analysis.
- Connect the past with the present to enhance citizenship skills.
November 2009
Social Inquiry and Analysis
Students completing an associate degree at Portland Community College will be able to apply methods of inquiry and analysis to examine social contexts and the diversity of human thought and experience.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
- Analyze and evaluate primary and secondary sources
- Evaluate different interpretations of past events and construct your own interpretation
- Think critically about the relationships between past and present events and issues
- Compare and contrast the experience of diverse groups in American society
- Demonstrate college-level communications skills which may include listening, speaking, and writing
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Competencies and Skills:
- Connect evidence to its relevant historical context
- Analyze and evaluate written, artistic, or other evidence
- Assess the motivation and purpose of evidence
Evaluate different interpretations of past events and construct your own interpretation:
- Identify a historian’s thesis and supporting evidence
- Evaluate the arguments used to support different interpretations of historical issues
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Think critically about the relationship between past and present events and issues:
- Recognize and identify historical roots and parallels to current issues
Compare and contrast the experience of diverse groups in American society
- Listen to and appreciate the experience of students from a variety of backgrounds
- Assess the contributions and experiences of various groups in American society
Communicate effectively in writing about a historical topic
- Communicate effectively in writing about a historical topic
- Communicate in writing an understanding of historical process and an evaluation of how concepts or values change over time
Clearly articulate thoughts and ideas to a particular audience which may include
- Working collaboratively with other students to evaluate and understand historical events
- Working collaboratively with others in discussions, debate, or role plays
- Presenting information in oral presentations
Themes, Concepts, Issues
Slavery, abolitionism and sectionalism
Immigration
Indian Country
Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny
Civil War and Reconstruction
Other wars, conflicts and diplomacy
Constitutional challenges
Jim Crow
Women’s Movement
Imperialism and colonialism
Industrialization and labor systems
Gilded Age
Populism
Urbanization
Progressive Era
Gender
Class
Ethnicity
Religion
Sexuality
Racism and other systems of discrimination
Liberty and equality
Demography
United States in international context
Geography and the natural environment
Technology
Social, political and economic reform movements
Historiography