Elective for students Gr. 11 & 12
Prerequisite: Social Studies 9, World History 10; instructor approval; 3.0 GPA (3.25 in Social Studies classes)
Required Supplies: Out of Many: A History of the American People, Faragher, John Mack, et al. (Vol. 1 for HIST 1307 or combined edition if taking both 1307 and 1308), additional texts TBD
Offered: Every year, Fall Semester
Duration: Traditional semester
High School Credit: .5 credit
College Credit: 3 credits from the University of Minnesota
From the U of M Catalog: Issues, events, and ideas in the social, economic, political, and intellectual history of the United States, from the moment of earliest European contact through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Indigenous America before 1492, European conquest and colonization, revolution and nation-building, slavery, national expansion, political culture and reform movements, slavery, immigration, industrialization and labor, family and gender roles, religion and culture. HIST 1307 is an intensive U of M course that requires substantial reading, writing, and critical thinking. Students use primary sources and historical scholarship.
Elective for students Gr. 11 & 12
Prerequisite: Social Studies 9, World History 10; instructor approval; 3.0 GPA (3.25 in Social Studies classes)
Required Supplies: Out of Many: A History of the American People, Faragher, John Mack, et al. (Vol. 1 for HIST 1308 or combined edition if taking both 1307 and 1308), additional texts TBD
Offered: Every year, Spring Semester
Duration: Traditional semester
High School Credit: .5 credit
College Credit: 3 credits from the University of Minnesota
From the U of M Catalog: U.S. history since Civil War in global context. Emancipation. Forms of labor. Immigration. Citizenship. Changing conceptions of race/gender. Hot/cold wars. Reform/rights movements. Globalization. State power. Forces that shaped emergence of modern and global America from end of Civil War to present. Shaping of the modern industrial/post-industrial economy. Work and everyday life. Race relations and immigration. Popular culture. Politics and reform movements. Impact of war on American society. Role of the United States as a world power, before, during, and after Cold War. HIST 1308 is an intensive U of M course that requires substantial reading, writing, and critical thinking. Students use primary sources, historical scholarship.