Civil War & Aftermath

Course Description:  The Civil War is the defining conflict in American history.  Studying this time period tells us a lot about what it means to be an American today.  While the war was only four years long, to understand its causes and effects fully, our view will be much broader.  We will explore a number of ideas pertaining to the study of the Civil War, including:  The Constitution and origins of sectionalism, causes of the Civil War, the Civil War itself, Reconstruction, and the emergence of the modern United States.