United States History I

Course Number:

HST 201Z

Transcript Title:

United States History I

Created:

Aug 11, 2022

Updated:

Apr 29, 2026

Total Credits:

4

Lecture Hours:

44

Lecture / Lab Hours:

0

Lab Hours:

0

Satisfies Cultural Literacy requirement:

Yes

Satisfies General Education requirement:

Yes

Grading Options

A-F, P/NP, Audit

Default Grading Options

A-F

Repeats available for credit:

0

Alignment with Institutional Learning Outcomes

Major

1. Communicate effectively using appropriate reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. (Communication)

Major

2. Creatively solve problems by using relevant methods of research, personal reflection, reasoning, and evaluation of information. (Critical thinking and Problem-Solving)

Not Addressed

3. Extract, interpret, evaluate, communicate, and apply quantitative information and methods to solve problems, evaluate claims, and support decisions in their academic, professional and private lives. (Quantitative Literacy)

Major

4. Use an understanding of cultural differences to constructively address issues that arise in the workplace and community. (Cultural Awareness)

Major

5. Recognize the consequences of human activity upon our social and natural world. (Community and Environmental Responsibility)

To establish an intentional learning environment, Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs) require a clear definition of instructional strategies, evidence of recurrent instruction, and employment of several assessment modes.

Major Designation

1. The outcome is addressed recurrently in the curriculum, regularly enough to establish a thorough understanding.
2. Students can demonstrate and are assessed on a thorough understanding of the outcome.
   • The course includes at least one assignment that can be assessed by applying the appropriate CLO rubric.

Minor Designation

1. The outcome is addressed adequately in the curriculum, establishing fundamental understanding.
2. Students can demonstrate and are assessed on a fundamental understanding of the outcome.
   • The course includes at least one assignment that can be assessed by applying the appropriate CLO rubric.

Suggested Outcome Assessment Strategies

The determination of assessment strategies is generally left to the discretion of the instructor. Here are some strategies that you might consider when designing your course: writings (journals, self-reflections, pre writing exercises, essays), quizzes, tests, midterm and final exams, group projects, presentations (in person, videos, etc), self-assessments, experimentations, lab reports, peer critiques, responses (to texts, podcasts, videos, films, etc), student generated questions, Escape Room, interviews, and/or portfolios.

Course Activities and Design

The determination of teaching strategies used in the delivery of outcomes is generally left to the discretion of the instructor. Here are some strategies that you might consider when designing your course: lecture, small group/forum discussion, flipped classroom, dyads, oral presentation, role play, simulation scenarios, group projects, service learning projects, hands-on lab, peer review/workshops, cooperative learning (jigsaw, fishbowl), inquiry based instruction, differentiated instruction (learning centers), graphic organizers, etc.

Course Content

Outcome 1: Evaluate a variety of historical sources to the early 1800s.

• Indigenous oral traditions and archaeological evidence

• Colonial legal documents

• Revolutionary pamphlets

• Slave narratives

• Constitutional debates

• Early Republic political writings

Students analyze authorship, audience, bias, and historical context.

Outcome 2: Describe continuities and changes in American history, including political, social, economic, and cultural developments.

• Indigenous societies prior to contact

• European colonization

• Development of slavery

• Revolutionary ideology

• Constitutional development

• Market Revolution transformations

Outcome 3: Construct evidence-based historical arguments.

• Thesis development workshops

• Comparative interpretation of historical debates

• Use of primary and secondary sources

• Historiography of early America

Outcome 4: Communicate historical knowledge and analysis effectively in written and/or verbal forms.

• Analytical essays

• Short response papers

• Structured discussions

• Presentations or recorded analysis

Outcome 5: Recognize the relevance of the past to the present.

• Constitutional debates and modern governance
• Slavery and racial inequality
• Early capitalism and economic inequality
• Indigenous sovereignty issues

Suggested Texts and Materials

• OER - American Yawp

• Open Stax US History