KERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT – CERRO COSO COLLEGE

HIST C131 COURSE OUTLINE OF RECORD

  1. DISCIPLINE AND COURSE NUMBER:
    HIST C131
  2. COURSE TITLE:
    History of the United States I
  3. SHORT BANWEB TITLE:
    HIST of U.S. I
  4. COURSE AUTHOR:
    Jones, Matthew
  5. COURSE SEATS:
    -
  6. COURSE TERMS:
    70 = Fall; 30 = Spring; 50 = Summer
  7. CROSS-LISTED COURSES:
  8. PROPOSAL TYPE:
    CC Course Revision
  9. START TERM:
    30 = Spring, 2012
  10. C-ID:
  11. CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION:
    This course examines the social, political, economic and cultural history of the United States from the establishment of European colonies in the New World through Reconstruction. Special attention is given to the study of select topics, such as the development of American ideologies, institutions, and legal structures.

  12. GRADING METHOD

    Default:
    S = Standard Letter Grade
    Optional:
    A = Audit;P = Pass/No Pass
  13. TOTAL UNITS:
    3

  14. INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS / UNITS & HOURS:

    Method
    Min Units
    Min Hours
    Lecture
    3
    54
    Lab
    0
    0
    Activity
    0
    0
    Open Entry/Open Exit
    0
    0
    Volunteer Work Experience
    0
    0
    Paid Work Experience
    0
    0
    Non Standard
    0
    0
    Non-Standard Hours Justification:

  15. REPEATABILITY

    Type:
    Non-Repeatable Credit
  16. MATERIALS FEE:
    No
  17. CREDIT BY EXAM:
    No
  18. CORE MISSION APPLICABILITY:
    UC Transfer;Associate Degree Applicable (AA/AS);CSU Transfer
  19. STAND-ALONE:
    No

  20. PROGRAM APPLICABILITY

    Required:
    Elective:
    General Education ()
    Liberal Arts: Social & Behavioral Sciences (AA Degree Program)
    Liberal Arts: Social & Behavioral Sciences AA (AA Degree Program)

  21. GENERAL EDUCATION APPLICABILITY

    Local:
    CC GE Area II: Social & Behavioral Science = Historical;
    IGETC:
    IGETC Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences = 4F: History;
    CSU:
    CSU GE Area D: Social, Political, and Economic Institutions and Behavior, Historical = D6 - History;
    UC Transfer Course:
    CSU Transfer Course:

  22. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to

    1. Compare and contrast the colonial enterprises of Spain, France, and Great Britain, including their consequences for territorial expansion and native relations.
    2. Describe various key people, events, and institutions that shaped the development of American political, social, and economic institutions.
    3. Identify the experiences of different social groups - ethnic, gender, religious, and socioeconomic - from the arrival of the Europeans through the Civil War.
    4. Recognize how unresolved historical problems, such as slavery and relations with Native-Americans, shaped future historical developments.
    5. Identify the impact of sectional characteristics and issues on the political, socioeconomic, geographic, and cultural development of the United States.

  23. REQUISITES

    Advisory:
    Reading - 1 Level Prior to Transfer
    Writing - 1 Level Prior to Transfer

  24. DETAILED TOPICAL OUTLINE:

    Lecture:

    A.    Introduction: Western European Roots and New Beginnings
    1.    Renaissance and Reformation  
    2.    Rise of the nation-states  
    3.    Impulse to explore, expand, and colonize  
    4.    Role of African societies  
    5.    The Columbian Exchange  
    B.    European colonial efforts in North America, 1600 – 1640
    1.    New Spain, New France, and new Netherlands  
    2.    The Caribbean  
    3.    Founding of Virginia and life in the Chesapeake  
    4.    Founding and life in New England
    C.    American Societies take shape, 1640 to 1720
    1.    The Restoration colonies  
    2.    Decade of crisis 1670 – 1680
    3.    Introduction of African Slavery and the Atlantic Slave Trade  
    4.    Impact on Native Americans  
    5.    Contrasts in style: Roots of sectionalism   
    D.    A World Transformed, 1720 – 1770
    1.    Population growth and ethnic diversity  
    2.    Economic growth and development  
    3.    Colonial families  
    4.    Politics: Stability and crisis in British America  
    5.    Impact of the Enlightenment  
    E.    Severing the Bonds of Empire, 1754 – 1774
    1.    Renewed warfare among Europeans and Indians  
    2.    Contrasting perceptions – British leadership and Colonial visionaries  
    3.    Taxes, tea, and turmoil  
    F.    Independence and War
    1.    Colonial organization and dissention  
    2.    Declarations and choosing sides  
    3.    Washington and the transition to Nationhood  
    4.    Yorktown and the Peace of Paris  
    G.    Designing a National Republic
    1.    Trials of the Confederation  
    2.    Social change as postwar outcome
    3.    From crisis to Constitution – historical interpretations  
    4.    Compromise and ratification  
    H.    Federalism – Conflicts at Home and Abroad
    1.    Challenges of Constitutional organization – Washington Hamilton and Jefferson
    2.    French Revolution and partisan politics  
    3.    Foreign affairs and the Adams presidency  
    4.    The Alien and Sedition Acts  
    I.    Jefferson and Change
    1.    Jefferson and the Marshall Court  
    2.    National territorial expansion – impact on commerce, industry, and transportation
    3.    American neutrality and the War of 1812
    4.    Native American resistance and removal  
    J.    Age of Jackson
    1.    Political reform – Party politics  
    2.    Abolition and the Women’s Movement  
    3.    Manifest Destiny and Expansionism  
    K.    Slavery in the United States
    1.    Economics of Slavery: Trade and institutionalization  
    2.    Southern society and attitudes – the “Peculiar Institution”  
    3.    Slave culture – life and labor  
    4.    Contrasts with Slavery in  Latin America  
    5.    Slave resistance and rebellion  
    6.    Unresolved issues
    L.    Road to War,  1845 -1861
    1.    War with Mexico and its consequences  
    2.    Compromise of 1850  
    3.    Slavery expansion and the collapse of the Party system  
    4.    Economics and ideology   
    5.    Lincoln and dissolution of the Union  
    M.    Civil War
    1.    Americans go to war  
    2.    Economics of War  
    3.    Advent of Emancipation  
    4.    Final test of wills.  
    5.    Consequences   

  25. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION--Course instructional methods may include but are not limited to

    1. Discussion;
    2. Instruction through examination or quizzing;
    3. Lecture;
    4. Presentations (by students);
    5. Written work;

  26. OUT OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS: Out of class assignments may include but are not limited to

    A. Reading assignments in textbook and supplementary materials. For example, an assigned reading may require students to read all of chapter ten on democracy in the era of western expansion and to pay special attention to the differences that existed between the new Democrat and Whig political parties. B. Writing analytic papers on topics related to the first part of U.S. history. For example, a term paper assignment may require students to find and read supplemental works on a subject discussed in one of the chapters covered in class in order to compare and contrast the views of the textbook author and supplemental book author(s) on the subject. C. Conducting research on topics from first part of U.S. history. For an example a term paper assignment may require students to find and read supplemental works on a subject discussed in one of the chapters covered in class in order to compare and contrast the views of the textbook author and supplemental book author(s) on the subject.

  27. METHODS OF EVALUATION: Assessment of student performance may include but is not limited to

    A. examinations including both multiple choice and short essays that measure the student’s ability to identify key events and trends in U.S. history and analyze various interpretations of the development of the United States through Reconstruction.
    B. A term paper of between five to seven pages due towards the end of the semester.
    • Example: Find and read supplemental works on a subject discussed in one of the chapters covered in class in order to compare and contrast the views of the textbook author and supplemental book author(s) on the subject.
    C. no more than two short homework assignments during the semester.
    • Example: Find a newspaper or magazine article and write a one to two page paper describing how it relates to an issue covered in the first two chapters of the textbook.

  28. TEXTS, READINGS, AND MATERIALS: Instructional materials may include but are not limited to

    Textbooks
    Foner, Eric. (2011) Give Me Liberty – Volume One, 3rd, W.W. Norton & Co.
    Manuals
    Periodicals
    Software
    Other
    Primary Sources: Alexis De Tocqueville. Democracy in America.
    Works of Historical Analysis: Stanley Elkins. Slavery
    Works of Historical Fiction: Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Scarlet Letter.
  29. METHOD OF DELIVERY:
    Online (purely online no face-to-face contact) ;iTV – Interactive video = Face to face course with significant required activities in a distance modality ;Online with some required face-to-face meetings (“Hybrid”);Online course with on ground testing;Face to face;
  30. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
    History (Masters Required);

  31. APPROVALS:

    Origination Date
    01/27/2012
    Last Outline Revision
    04/06/2012
    Curriculum Committee Approval
    04/06/2012
    Board of Trustees
    06/14/2012
    State Approval
    UC Approval
    50 = Summer 2000
    UC Approval Status
    Approved
    CSU Approval
    50 = Summer 2000
    CSU Approval Status
    Approved
    IGETC Approval
    50 = Summer 2000
    IGETC Approval Status
    Approved
    CSU GE Approval
    50 = Summer 2000
    CSU GE Approval Status
    Approved