Introduction to US History

Subject classification: this is a history resource.

Type classification: this resource is a course.

Educational level: this is a tertiary (university) resource.

Completion status: this resource is ~75% complete.

Attribution: User Atcovi has contributed a lot to this resource and would really appreciate involvement in future editing.

For more courses in this subject, please visit the Department of American history.

Instructor: Aaqib F. Azeez

This course is a survey of the history of the United States of America taught at the college level. This is a course, therefore, this entails lectures, assignments, quizzes (& quiz reviews), and a final test. Since this is an introduction, this history course will only cover US History from the 1500s to 1877. You will learn the interactions of various nations, including the European giants, Native Americans, and Africans, and their economic, social, and cultural impact. This will go over America before Europe, European exploration, the 13 colonies, the American Revolution, Independence, the Development of the American government, and the Civil War & Reconstruction.

As you progress through the course, you will have questions below each lecture that you're encouraged to answer. There will also be essays that you're encouraged to write and a student example for you to model your responses off of. You'll benefit from reading this course's textbook, which will be on our sister project, Wikibooks (link is below). If you have any questions, please reach out to the talk page of this course or to my talk page.

With that, I say good luck and happy learning! —Atcovi (Talk - Contribs) 20:08, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

Course Outline

Lectures

Week 1: America Before Columbus
Week 2: Foreign Exploration
Week 3: The Early Colonies
Week 4: Discontent with Britain
Week 5: The American Revolution
Week 6: A New Nation
Week 7: War of 1812
Week 8: 1800s America
Week 9: Westward Expansion
Week 10: Immigration & Industrial Revolution
Week 11: Civil War
Week 12: Reconstruction

Assignments

Week 1-2 Essay(s): Life as an Indentured Servant, Deerfield Massacre
Week 1-3 Quiz Review: Quiz Review 1
Week 4-6 Essay(s): What would YOU do?
Week 7-9 Essay(s): John Marshall
Week 4-8 Quiz Review: Quiz Review 2
Week 10 Essay(s): Cotton Gin, Abolitionists
Week 9-11 Quiz Review: Quiz Review 3
Week 12 Essay(s): Rebuilding a Nation
Final Exam Review: Final Exam Review

Resources

The following books are resources that can be used to study US History. You do not need to splurge on textbooks. If you have a copy or can acquire one cheap, use them. Otherwise they are a waste of money as I have yet to find a single textbook that accurately portrays US History.

US History Wikibook -Free text developed by Wikibooks, missing some areas.
The American Pageant. David Kennedy and Lizabeth Cohen. - The most commonly used textbook. If you have a copy, I recommend it as a reference.
People's History of the United States. Howard Zinn. - This book focuses on providing an alternative view of history from marginalized viewpoints. Because it is controversial, read it with a grain of salt.
CliffsNotes on US History I - Readable online
UCCP course - A whole course designed for use by teachers.

United States History Textbook

This will be a textbook created and improved by students. We will be using this as our reference for this class.

US History

External Links

Search for US History on Wikipedia.

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