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Introduction to the History of the United States: From Colonial Settlement to the Civil War

XB7A (4 semester units in History)

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In this course, you sharpen your understanding of the people, institutions, and ideologies that shaped the formation of the United States. Topics include exploration, settlement, colonial culture, the winning of independence, the Constitution, the new democracy, early American technology, expansionism, sectional conflict, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. You also gain practice in analytical methods that historians use to research facts and develop interpretations of events.

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