HIST 171

Fall 2026 All Classes

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US History to 1877

Credit: 3 hours.

[IAI Code: H2904] U.S. history survey beginning with the diverse peoples who have populated North America since before the age of contact with Europeans and extending forward through the advent of European colonialism, the movement for independence, the foundation of the republic, the Civil War, and Reconstruction, ending in 1877. The course provides an introduction to historical interpretation, with particular attention to racialized and other forms of social, political, and economic inequality and struggles for freedom and democracy.

Credit is not given toward graduation for: Credit is not given for both HIST 171 and HIST 170.

Students must register for one discussion and one lecture section.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Humanities – Hist & Phil

Cultural Studies - US Minority

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HIST 171 class schedule data for fall 2026
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
34103	Discussion/ Recitation	AD1	12:00PM -12:50PM	R	1051 Lincoln Hall	Birch, S Mason, S	Availability: Open Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - US Minority course.
34115	Discussion/ Recitation	AD3	1:00PM -1:50PM	W	212 David Kinley Hall	Birch, S Mason, S	Availability: Open Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - US Minority course.
34118	Discussion/ Recitation	AD4	12:00PM -12:50PM	F	212 David Kinley Hall	Horan, K Mason, S	Availability: Open Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - US Minority course.
34122	Discussion/ Recitation	AD5	2:00PM -2:50PM	F	113 Davenport Hall	Horan, K Mason, S	Availability: Open Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - US Minority course.
34126	Discussion/ Recitation	AD6	3:00PM -3:50PM	W	243 Armory	Horan, K Mason, S	Availability: Open Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - US Minority course.
34128	Discussion/ Recitation	AD7	3:00PM -3:50PM	R	1051 Lincoln Hall	Birch, S Mason, S	Availability: Open Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - US Minority course.
34181	Lecture	AL1	12:00PM -12:50PM	MW	66 Library	Mason, S	Availability: CrossListOpen Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - US Minority course. Section Info: Description: U.S. history survey beginning with the diverse peoples who have populated the Americas since before the age of contact with Europeans. The course provides an overview of the development of the Americas through myriad networks of peoples, ideas, and goods spanning the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Focus is on the structuring of society based on race, class, and gender during the tumultuous time period encompassing the movement for independence, the solidification of slavery, Indigenous land dispossession, the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. Day1Access course materials cost $61.15. For more information see https://go.illinois.edu/Day1Access.