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General Education

The following is fulfilled by this course:

US History and Civic Engagement

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Additional Information
Status: Active
SUNY ID: 122558
Full Title: HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES I
Level: Lower Division (UG)
CIP: 5401 History

HIS 103
HISTORY OF UNITED STATES I

3 credits

HIS 103 is the study of American political, social, economic, and cultural history from the Colonial Era through the Civil War. The course will also emphasize how indigenous peoples, African Americans, women, and ordinary working Americans contributed to the making of the early American republic. Particular attention will be given to the colonies of Virginia and Massachusetts, the American Revolution, the Constitution, the Age of Jackson, slavery and the Civil War. HIS 103 and 104 may be taken separately.