HIS187 — The United States Civil War: Causes and Effects
HIS 187 - The United States Civil War: Causes and Effects HIS 187 - The United States Civil War: Causes and Effects This corse surveys social, political, and economic differences emerging in the nation’s earliest days and how its leaders, social and political institutions, and people struggled with those issues as they brought on the war. We will also place significant emphasis on the role of slavery in shaping social, political, and economic differences, particularly in shaping attitudes toward African Americans. We will explore how such modern phenomena as nationalism and the Industrial Revolution impacted war. Finally, we will examine the consequences of the Civil War, particularly how the legacy of slavery continues to shape America today. Hours 3