American History (AMH)

In this course, students will examine united states history from before European contact to 1877. topics will include but are not limited to indigenous peoples, the European background, the colonial period, the American revolution, the articles of confederation, the constitution, issues within the new republic, sectionalism, manifest destiny, slavery, the American civil war, and reconstruction. This is a state-designated civic-literacy course and a general education core course.

In this course, students will examine united states history from before European contact to 1877. Topics will Include but are not limited to indigenous peoples, the European background, the colonial period, the American Revolution, the articles of confederation, the constitution, issues within the new republic, sectionalism, Manifest destiny, slavery, the American civil war, and reconstruction. This is an Honors course and will require an Honors project as determined by the instructor. This is a state-designated civic-literacy course and a general education core course.

In this course, students will trace the history of the United States from the end of the reconstruction era to the Contemporary era. Topics will include but are not limited to the rise of industrialization, the United States' emergence as an actor on the world stage, constitutional amendments and their impact, the progressive era, World War I, the Great Depression and New Deal, World War II, the civil rights era, the Cold War, and the United States since 1989. This is a state-designated civic-literacy course and a general education core course.

This course gives the student the opportunity to understand the relationship of theory to practice through participation in a service-learning experience. Students are required to complete 20 hours of volunteer work, a service-learning contract, and an oral and written reflection of the experience.