HIS 120 - U nited States History to 1877

Institution:

Assumption University

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Description:

The first semester of this two-semester survey of American history begins with native peoples. It then examines the colonial encounters among European settlers, aboriginal inhabitants, and Africans; the growth of the English colonies in the context of the Atlantic World; tensions between the colonies and the Mother Country culminating in the Revolution; the emergence of the first American republic, 1783-1844; sectional rivalries and westward expansion; the collapse of the “second party system” (Democrats v. Whigs);Civil War and Reconstruction. Staff/ Three credits

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.assumption.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 767-7000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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