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ECON 243 - Economic History of the United States


Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, QFR

This course examines United States economic history from the colonial period to the present. The goal of the course is to use economic methods to further our understanding of U.S. history. Topics covered include the development of U.S. legal and political institutions, industrialization and urbanization, financial history, the Civil War, the transportation revolution, and the Great Depression.

Enrollment Limit: 40
Instructor: C. Cotter

Prerequisites & Notes: Prerequisites and notes: ECON 101.



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