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Undergraduate Catalog 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HIST 342 - American Civil War 3 hours


Analysis of the American Civil War during the 19th century. The course assesses the causes and the consequences of the sectional conflict between the North and the South. In particular, it examines the politics of chattel slavery, the crisis of the federal Constitution, the campaigns of the Union and Confederate forces and the plans for post-war reconstruction. Furthermore, significant themes of politics, gender, warfare and labor are considered. Prerequisite: HIST 121 .