HIST 263 - American Civil War and Reconstruction

4 SS, CD, WR
A critical examination of the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War. Topics include slavery and the development of the sectional crisis; abolitionism, antislavery politics, and the emergence of the Republican party; secession; the military experience; the meaning of emancipation; and the dilemmas of Reconstruction. Emphasis on primary sources and recent scholarship in social and political history. Lectures, online and in-class discussions, videos.

Prerequisites & Notes
Recommended Preparation: HIST 103 or its equivalent.
Enrollment Limit: 30.
Mr. Kornblith
Next offered 2008-09

Credits: 4 hours