2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

HIST 207 The United States to 1865

The United States from the colonial period to the close of the Civil War. 

Credits

3

Offered

Fall

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. An overall understanding of the history of United States through the 1860s.
  2. An understanding of and sensitivity to issues of race, gender, class, and nationality in the past and present.
  3. An understanding of how history is made, and an introduction to critical analysis of evidence.
  4. Development of analytical, critical thinking, communication, and reading skills.
  5. Development of student-centered critical reflection and active learning.