HIST 7 - US Hist.Through Reconstruction

    Recent Professors
    JOHN ROSEN, STUART MC ELDERRY, CHRISTOPHER RUTKOWSKY, MICHAEL STEINBERG, NOLAN HIGDON, JONATHAN EDEN, KEITH GOUVEIA, ANN WEMEIER and 1 more
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Winter 2026, Fall 2025
    Class Size
    40–46 students
    Difficulty
    6.5Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · Cal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 4F · CSU GE Area C2 · CSU GE Area D6 · CSU American Institutions Area US1 · CSU American Institutions Area US2
    Description
    This course is a historical survey of the United States, from Indigenous North America to the end of Reconstruction. The course also introduces students to historical reasoning skills. Emphasis on distinctively American patterns of political, economic, social, intellectual, and geographic developments, the interaction amongst and the experiences of diverse racial, ethnic and socioeconomic groups in American History, and the evolution of American institutions and ideals including the U.S. Constitution, the operations of the U.S. government, and the rights and obligations of U.S. citizens under the Constitution.
    Usually Held
    Mon 8:00am–9:25am, Mon Wed 1:00pm–2:25pm, Mon Wed 11:20am–12:45pm, Mon Wed 12:30pm–1:45pm