CCC American History 104
19th Century American History 3 Credit Hours
Course Outline
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
A survey of the basic narrative of the growth and development of the America in the 19th century from Jeffersonian America through U.S. Imperialism. Economic, political, religious and social developments (with sensitivity to American unity and diversity) will be central to the 19th century narrative. The course will also include military history (including the War of 1812, Mexican American War, the Civil War, and the Spanish American War). The course will also examine the developing relationship between the United States and the international community. While the major focus of the course is on nineteenth century history, the course will extend into the 18th century in order to provide insight into root of themes examined in the course of the study (historical continuity). No prerequisite.
Unit 1 - Colonial America 1600-1763
Pre Columbian Societies
Geography of the United States
European Background/Pre-Conditions to Explorations and Colonization
British Colonial Economic Policy
Settlement and Colonies in the Atlantic Seaboard
Establishment of Labor Usage
Text pages 24-84
Unit 2 - Revolutionary America 1763-1783
French and Indian War
Unrest in the Colonies
Philosophical Ideas on Revolutionary Spirit
American Revolution
Text pages 84-89. 95-111, 112-130
Unit 3 - Confederation and Constitution 1781-1789
Articles of the Confederation
Adoption of the Federal Constitution
Text pages 130-153
Unit 4 - Making of a Nation and Government 1789-1815
Washington Administration and Federalist Power
Development of a Foreign Policy
Evolution of political parties
Rise of Jeffersonian America
Problems of Neutrality and War
Text pages 153-206
Unit 5 - Creating a National Economy and Identity 1815-1840
Creating a National Economy and Industrial Beginnings
Sectional Specialization and Interaction
Age of Jackson and the Democratization of America
Manifest Destiny and Beginnings of the Conquest of the West
War With Mexico
Indian Removal
Text Pages 206-268, 279-297, 299-317
Unit 6 -- Slavery and Secession 1840-1861
Slavery in Antebellum South
Abolitionist Movement
Road to Disunity in the 1850s
Text Pages 216-219, 282-284, 317-373
Unit 7 - Civil War and Reconstruction 1861-1876
War for Union
Lincoln’s Presidency
Competing Ideas For Reconstructing the United States
Compromise of 1877
Text Pages 371-432
Unit 8 - The West 1860-1900
Opportunities of Homesteading
Impact of the Railroad
Destruction of Tribal Life
Populist Movement
Text Pages 396, 434-448
Unit 9 - Industrial Revolution 1860-1900
Technological Advancements
Rise of Big Business
Competition and Monopoly
Beginnings of the Labor Movement
Text Pages 451-476
Unit 10 – Life in the Cities 1870-1914
Growing Urbanization
Wave of New Immigrants
Cultural and Intellectual Trends
Text Pages 477-499, 500-517
Unit 11 Foreign Affairs 1860-1900
Building an Empire
Reasons for Imperialism
Latin America
Pacific
Text Pages 574-600