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Apr 25, 2024
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HIST 312 - The Expansion of The United States (3 units) CO10
Expansion and growth of the United States with emphasis on the westward movement; the conquest and settlement of regions west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. recognize and discuss the complicated negotiations, adaptations, and confrontations that Native peoples faced vis-à-vis a constantly expanding Euro-American society that also adopted Native life styles and foods in this New World environment.
2. discuss the consequences of the expansion and transfer of European political, economic, technological, and religious practices and institutions to the coastal settlements and river valleys of eastern North America in the 17th and 18th centuries.
3. discuss how the complicated land and governmental system designed by the new American republic facilitates and legitimatizes its expansion westward.
4. interpret, analyze and synthesize primary, secondary, and cultural sources in order to complete written assignments.
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