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Image Source: "Washington Crossing the Delaware" by Emanuel Leutze (painted in 1851). Courtesy of WikiCommons

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Image Source: "Washington Crossing: McKonkey's Ferry, December 26, 1776" by Mort Kunstler (painted in 2011). Part of the Mort Kunstler's America's Artist Collection.

Video Introduction:

Course Description:

U.S. civilization to Early National Era. A survey of the social, cultural, political, economic and intellectual development of the Colonial Era with emphasis on the era of the American Revolution, the development of the Constitution, and the role of the major ethnic, social and gender groups in the American experience.

History 17A is a letter-grade course and is worth 4 units.

Course Learning Objectives:

Comprehend the nature of the historical discipline and apply critical thinking skills within a multi-cultural diverse approach of the historical method to the critical examination and interpretation of primary and secondary sources.
Analyze and evaluate with use of primary and secondary sources the origins, development, and impact of the Revolution and Constitution of the United States in the Early National Era and the implications for various political, economic, and social developments.
Appraise with use of primary and secondary sources the role of specific events and individuals in affecting social change and assess why individuals were able to be historical agents for change
Apply with use of primary and secondary sources a broad factual knowledge of the history of diverse peoples and events as a basis for understanding the development of the societies and cultures of America from the pre-Columbian period to the early National Era
Compare and contrast with use of primary and secondary sources the historical experiences of various American cultural groups, so that major theoretical and analytical issues relevant to race, class, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation can be evaluated in the development of American society and history

Student Learning Objectives:

Students will demonstrate and apply knowledge of United States prehistoric and Colonial eras through 1800's primary documents to construct defensible statements of meaning and evaluation about this period's developments.
Students will identify, critically evaluate, and interpret United States from pre-historic Colonial eras through 1800 primary documents to construct historical analysis.

Requisites:

Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5

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