Outcomes
In order to successfully complete this course, the student will:
1. Acquire an understanding of major political, social, and cultural developments during the first three and a half centuries of European exploration, settlement, and nation building in North America. ASSESSMENT: may include presentations, class discussion, writing assignments, or tests
2. Know and comprehend the issues and events that led to the Declaration of Independence and Revolution. ASSESSMENT: may include presentations, class discussion, writing assignments, or tests
3. Examine the reasons behind the creation of, resistance to, and ultimate adoption of the Constitution. ASSESSMENT: may include presentations, class discussion, writing assignments, or tests
4. Compare and contrast the various historical and political tensions and pressures of westward expansion, sectionalism, and philosophies related to the secession, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. ASSESSMENT: may include presentations, class discussion, writing assignments, or tests