Democracy, Sectionalism and Slavery in the U.S., 1825-1861

Overview

Subject area

HIU

Catalog Number

308

Course Title

Democracy, Sectionalism and Slavery in the U.S., 1825-1861

Department(s)

Description

The age of the "common man" in politics, increasing sectional tensions and the prominence of the slavery issue in American life. Abolitionsim, Workingmen's agitation, women's rights, westward expansion, states' rights, the defense of slavery and the coming of the Civil War.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

3

Course Schedule