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Oct 23, 2026
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HIST 2280 - History of Immigration and Ethnicity in the United States
Credits: 4
Catalog Description
This course examines the experiences of immigrants and ethnic groups in the United States from the colonial period to the present. Topics covered include: unfree labor in the colonial period, the Atlantic slave trade, relocation of American Indians, and the experiences of immigrant groups throughout U.S. history, with a focus on Minnesota’s largest ethnic and immigrant groups. We will discuss examples of discrimination against ethnic groups, and how government immigration policies have changed, often in response to anti-immigration social movements. This course also focuses on the concept of assimilation and the meaning of citizenship as our nation becomes increasingly diverse and multi-cultural.
Recommended Skills, Abilities, or Coursework: College level reading and writing
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area(s) fulfilled: Goal 05C: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences, Goal 07B: Human Diversity, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States
Additional fee to student: No
Learner Outcomes
- Explain the historiography of U.S. immigration history and define major conceptual terms in the field.
- Describe the various forms of unfree labor in the colonial period and explain why the United States increasingly relied on the labor of enslaved Africans.
- Understand the causes of migration to the U.S. from Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa.
- Evaluate the experiences of major immigrant groups, including the migration experience, migration patterns, and acculturation/assimilation.
- Demonstrate knowledge of internal migrations, including the forced migration of Native American groups and the African-American Great Migration.
- Evaluate how U.S. government immigration policies have changed from the colonial period to the present.
- Understand the major anti-immigrant (“nativist”) social movements and how they have influenced policy changes.
- Demonstrate an understanding of Minnesota’s major immigrant and ethnic groups and how they have impacted the culture of the state.
Major Areas of Course Content
- Unfree labor in the colonial period and the transition to relying on the labor of enslaved Africans
- Causes of migration to the United States
- Experiences of major immigrant groups, including the migration experience and their adjustment to the United States, with a focus on the major immigrant groups who settled in Minnesota
- Internal migration including the forced migration of Native Americans and the African-American Great Migration
- How and why U.S. immigration policy has changed over the years
- Anti-immigration social-movements and examples of discrimination against immigrant and ethnic groups
Credit for Prior Learning Options
No credit for prior learning option is available for this course.
Course Notes
This course is also offered through Anoka-Ramsey’s Concurrent Enrollment Program.
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