AMERICAN HISTORY FROM PRECONTACT NATIVE AMERICA THROUGH THE CIVIL WAR

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(Slashed with HIST 62070 ) This reading colloquium surveys the major aspects of American history from the arrival of Europeans in North America through the colonial period of American history and up to the Civil War and Reconstruction. Students are introduced to both historical content as well as the major historiographical currents in this segment of U.S. history. The aim of the course is to prepare students for comprehensive exams as well as to teach the first half of the U.S. survey course.