HIS 201 - American History: Discovery to 1877

The REACH Act passed by the SC General Assembly in 2021 requires students graduating with a baccalaureate degree from an SC public college complete at least three semester credit hours that include reading in their entirety the following documents: the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Emancipation Proclamation, five Federalist Papers, and at least one document that is foundational to the African American Freedom struggle. It is recommended that technical college students who intend to transfer to an SC public college complete this requirement prior to transfer. HIS 201 and PSC 201 meet the requirements of the REACH Act.

• Cultural collision between European and Native American.
• English patterns of colonization and settlement.
• Society and culture in the New England, Middle and Southern colonies.
• America’s transition from empire to independence, including coverage of the Declaration of Independence.
• American and British roles/strategies in the War of Independence.
• Failure under the Confederation and success under the Constitution, including the Federalist papers.
• Federalist era.
• Rise of Democratic-Republicans.
• Primary traits of Jacksonian society.
• Reform and politics in the Age of Jackson.
• African American Freedom Struggle documents.
• Antebellum South.
• Factors and incidents placing the Union in a position of crisis.
• War Between the States, including coverage of the Emancipation Proclamation.
• Presidential and Congressional Reconstruction.

A =  90 - 100
B =   80 - 89
C =   70 - 79
D =   60 - 69
F =     0 - 59

1. Identify the origins of the American colonies, distinguishing colonial ways of life.
2. Contrast the Imperial from the colonial perspective of the American Rebellion.
3. Describe America’s transition from Confederation to Constitution and from the politics of Federalism to Democratic-Republicanism.
4. Describe the Age of Jackson.
5. Explain America’s descent into Civil War and distinguish between the Reconstruction policies of President and Congress.

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