HIS361 Making and Sundering of Union
Lead Faculty: Dr. Daniel R. Thorburn
Course Description
Examines development of American society from the
early national period through the Civil War (1783-
1865), including framing of Constitution, westward
expansion, economic development, slavery, sectional
conflict, as well as an evaluation of the social, political,
and military problems faced by the contending
sides in the Civil War.
Learning Outcomes
- Assess the problems and goals of the Constitution-making process.
- Comprehend the forces driving and shaping the expansion of the United States during this period.
- Explain the sources of socio-political tension and conflict in American society.
- Chart the attempts to reform American society as well as to build distinctive societies within and separate from the larger society and polity.
- Specify the key issues and problems contributing to political disunion and civil war.
