Outcomes
In order to successfully complete this course, the student will:
1. Explore the rich diversity of religious experience in the United States to 1865. ASSESSMENT: may include class discussion, presentations, writing assignments, or tests.
2. Identify the impacts religions have had on our nation's history including western expansion. ASSESSMENT: may include class discussion, presentations, writing assignments, or tests.
3. Understand how various faith traditions, including those of indigenous cultures, have been shaped by their encounters with American governments and cultures to 1865. ASSESSMENT: may include class discussion, presentations, writing assignments, or tests.
4. Discover how the many varieties of religious expression in this country have shaped our culture and common heritage as a people. ASSESSMENT: may include class discussion, presentations, writing assignments, or tests.
5. Explain how religion has been used to justify the oppression of other groups. ASSESSMENT: may include class discussion, presentations, writing assignments, or tests.