Is a U.S History class before the year 1865 better than after 1865?

Start out with history I to get a better feel of things, than next time take history II, that way when u take II you will have some knowlege of may have happened after 1865 because most classes teach a lil more than they have to in this case your teacher may give you some information as to what sort of events took place after 1865. What you could also do is google events in history prior to 1865 and events in history after 1865, after doing that see which ones interest you most and go from there. Good luck.

“Better” is a relative and subjective term in this context. And it could come down to which professor was teaching which course. If it were me, I’d take the History I course first, then follow up with the other. But then I love history and would want to take both of them whether I needed to or not.

If you are taking the course just to get it out of the way, then I’d have to ask which period of history you know the most about or that you are most interested in.

The early period will cover the early colonization of the continent by Spain, England and France; the break with England and the Revolutionary War; early westward expansion through the Louisiana Purchase, etc; the slavery debate and other issues that led up to the civil war. This period is also characterized by the rise of industry and the decline of agrarian society; the Oregon, California and Mormon migrations; the war with Mexico; and the California gold rush;

The later period begins with the asserted dominance of the Federal government over the individual states; reconstruction following the civil war; rapid industrial development; radical advances in transportation and communication; two world wars fought with advanced weapons; the advent of keynesian economic philosophy; the US response to the rise and fall of communism and the cold war; the the emergence of the United States as a hegemon.

Because the civil war represents a significant break from the prior period in terms of political stuctures, industrial capacity; communication; and other significant issues, a knowledge of the major issues from the prior period is less important that it might otherwise be, but the earlier period still sets the stage for the later. That said, there are still earlier periods that set the stage for the colonization of the Americas and birth of the nation.

In CA, you have to take both of these classes to graduate as far as I understand it. I took them both at the same time just to be done with it (history classes are SO BORING!).

Personally, I like the later history class because the culture and everything is more current, and it is easier to relate to. You might even remember some of the stuff towards the end of the class personally, or at least your parents do, so it will be more real.

Check your school catalog. You probably need to take a series (2 courses that are consecutive) which means you will have to take both courses- I’d start with the US to 1865 and the next semester take the second.

I’d go with early US History. If you choose to continue with History classes, you’ll have a solid foundation. Plus US History II might assume some knowledge of US History I whether or not it says so in your class directory/college bulletin.

If you are more interested in the modern era, take US II, if you like pre-civil war then try US I

after anyone know that with all the battle then and more history nowadays and better professors god dont go to collage u forgot to go to school first…………..

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