United States History to 1877

Catalog description

A survey of the political, economic, social and cultural history of the United States from the pre-colonial period through the Civil War. Topics include indigenous and European influence on the development of the colonies, the causes and consequences of the War of Independence, the origin and principles of the U.S. Constitution, westward expansion, sectional conflict, and the Civil War and Reconstruction. (Satisfies state requirements in U.S. history, constiution, state and local government.)