Introduction to the History of the United States: From Colonial Settlement to the Civil War

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Arthur Kane Scott, M.A., is an author who teaches at several California colleges and universities. He brings a global perspective to his history classes, which cover a wide range of cultures: Asian, Russian, U.S., Western and Islamic. His approach emphasizes the psychological, cultural and artistic expressions of particular peoples and eras.

Textbook(s) for this course: America Past and Present, Volume 1: To 1877
Author: Robert A. Divine, T. H. Breen, George M. Fredrickson, R. Hal Williams, Ariela J. Gross, H.W. Brands
Publisher: Longman
Edition: 9th
Publication Year: 2010
ISBN: 0205699944

AND Taking Sides: Clashing Views in United States History, Vol 1: The Colonial Period to Reconstruction
Author: Larry Madaras and James M. SoRelle
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Edition: 14th
Publication Year: 2010
ISBN: 0078049962

XBW7A (4 semester units in History)

Important: Special academic policies apply to XB and XBW courses.

Sharpen your understanding of the people, institutions and ideologies that shaped the formation of the United States. Topics include exploration, settlement, colonial culture, the winning of independence, the Constitution, the new democracy, early-American technology, expansionism, sectional conflict, the Civil War and Reconstruction. Gain practice in analytical methods that historians use to research facts and develop interpretations of events.

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