HIST226L - American History to 1877

3 Credit(s)

Liberal Arts
This course traces the evolution of American society from the period of European colonization through the Civil War era. It surveys major social, economic, and political developments that shaped the individual colonies and regions of the New World, led to the movement for independence, formed the basic structure of the new nation, underlay expansion and rapid social change, and contributed to the coming, fighting, and consequences of the Civil War.