AMERICAN SURVEY I (UEHI 141)

Term: 2013-2014 Fall Term

Faculty

Walter C. ChildsShow MyInfo popup for Walter C. Childs

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Description

An exploration of the major movements, events, persons, and ideas of American history from the colonial period to
the aftermath of the Civil War. Includes the European background to American History, colonial life, the American
Revolution and Constitution, the evolution of the Supreme Court, political developments, comparisons of the
enlightenment and romanticism, territorial expansion, growth of technology and the economy, important aspects of
American material, intellectual, and popular culture, the Civil War and its legacies.