US: Jackson to Civil War

Prerequisite: A grade of C- or better in any WC&IL II course or HON 1000.

A class survey of the course of American history during one of its key formative periods, including the expansion of the United States up to the Civil War, the growth of sectional conflict, the slavery and abolitionist movement, the events leading up to and the course of the Civil War, and the problem of reconstructing the Union. Students will have the opportunity to read and discuss the variety of primary source materials as well as the interpretations of modern historians.

Credit: 3