PIKES PEAKCOMMUNITY COLLEGE COURSE SYLLABUS Course ID: HIS 201-175 Course Title: United States History to Reconstruction

Credit Hours: 3 Faculty Information: Name: David Q. Schlortt E-Mail Address: david.schlortt@ppcc.edu Office Location Campus: Rampart Campus Room: W119 Office Phone #: Cell (719) 963-2143 Office Hours: MW 6:30pm-9:45pm & TTh 12:00pm-5:45pm office / classroom Division Office Contact Phone: 502-3200 Centennial Campus (F 300) 502-3119 Downtown Campus (S210) 502-3171 Rampart Campus (W-119) Course Description (from the Colorado Community College Common Course outline): Explores events, trends, peoples, groups, cultures, ideas, and institutions in North America and United States history, including the multiple perspectives of gender, class, and ethnicity, between the period when Native American Indians were the sole inhabitants of North America, and the American Civil War. Focuses on developing, practicing, and strengthening the skills historians use while constructing knowledge in the discipline. Prerequisites: Successful completion of English 090 (a grade of C or better) or placement test scores for English 121. Successful completion of Reading 090 (a grade of C or better) or placement test scores for college level reading. College level reading and writing skills are crucial to student success in this course. Course Materials: The textbook for this course is James L. Roark, et al., The American Promise: A History of the United States, 5th ed., combined edition or volume 1, ((Boston and New York: Bedford St. Martins, 2012). An optional book for this course, especially recommended for History majors or those who will take multiple history courses, is Mary Lynn Rampolla, A Pocket Guide to Writing in History, 7th ed. (Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2012).

General Course Objectives (from the Colorado Community College Common Course competencies for this course): A. Four general goals integrate history with workplace skills: Acquire information How to break complex and multiple sources of information down into parts to create clearer understanding How to understand the impact of time and space on perspective How to develop narrative structures B. Throughout the survey course, students should be introduced to course content, practice using course content, and demonstrate they can: Identify trends, events, peoples, groups, cultures, and institutions covered in this course Communicate orally and in writing about the content Use library resources for historical research Demonstrate that they can analyze secondary sources and recognize differences in historical interpretation Identify the perspective of primary sources Construct historical narratives by identifying patterns of continuity and change and referring to specific primary and secondary sources, maps, and/or artifacts Demonstrate the ability to select and apply contemporary forms of technology to solve problems or compile information . Course Outline (from the Colorado Community College Common Course outline): I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. Native North America Colonial North America, 1607-1763 North America at 1750 The American Revolution, 1763-1790 The New Republic, 1790-1834 Antebellum North America,1820-1860 Sectionalism and the American Civil War, 1854-1865

GT Pathways Statement: This course is a guaranteed transfer course in GT Pathways program of the Colorado Commission on Higher Education. The requirements in this course meet or exceed the critical thinking and written communication competencies established by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education for guaranteed transfer, general education courses in Social and Behavioral Sciences.