HIST 312 Era of the American Civil War

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Prerequisites: HIST 203 , HIST 204 or permission of instructor.
A study of the turbulent history of the United States from the rise of the abolitionist movement and Nat Turner’s raid in 1831 to the end of Reconstruction in 1877. Prominent themes include the role of slavery in the war’s origin, the wartime experience of civilians and soldiers, and the postwar struggle for power among various segments of American society.