University of California, Berkeley - Extension

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

This course covers exploration, settlement, colonial culture, the winning of independence, the Constitution, the new democracy, early American technology, expansionism, sectional conflict, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. Students gain practice in analytical methods used by historians to research facts and develop interpretations of historical events. The course is delivered online on a continuous-enrollment, start-anytime basis. Students have a minimum of 90 days and a maximum of 180 days to complete it once enrolled. It carries 4 semester units.