AMH 2010H — Honors History of the United States I
In this course, students will examine the United States history from before the European contact to 1877. Topics will include but are not limited to indigenous peoples, the European background, the colonial period, the American Revolution, the Article of Confederation, the Constitution, issues within the new Republic, sectionalism, Manifest Destiny, slavery, the American Civil War, and Reconstruction. State Core Course Description (State Rule 6A-14.0303). This course also analyzes methods of qualitative and quantitative research, cases studies, archival retrieval, and comparative approaches to the study of societies and emphasizes writing research-based papers, historiography and critical analysis. Independent research and interdisciplinary connections will also be encouraged for students to make connections to other related areas of humanities, philosophy and literature in the Honors Program. This advanced course will have a substantial writing assignment. (Note: Credit is only given for AMH 2010 or AMH 201OH or IDS 2103H.) Note: Effective Fall 2024 and forward, students who successfully complete AMH2010/H will satisfy the Social Sciences Core requirement. If completed before Fall 2024, the course will satisfy the Social Sciences Elective requirement.