HIST 121 History of the United States to 1877 [ 5M 5 ] (3)
Fall: All Years
The colonial beginnings to the end of Reconstruction; the founding of the American society and growth of the new nation through the aftermath of the Civil War.
I teach this course each autumn and enjoy it very much. Teaching a "100" level course allows me to show students why I love history, and hopefully get them interested in studying history as well. This is a very hands-on course where students read original documents and try to make sense of what they are reading as a different way of understanding our nation's past.