HIST 225 - Civil War and Reconstruction

5 Credits

Provides an overview of the causes of the American Civil War, including the goals and assets of both sides; considers the evolution of wartime strategies and tactics; examines the changing political landscape over the course of the war; and concludes with closure of the conflict and political and social transitions resulting from the war.

Course Note Previously AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered

Fall Day

Designed to Serve Students seeking to understand the roots of the Civil War, the evolution of the conflict, and the war’s permanent impact on American values and political systems. General student population, students planning to transfer to four-year colleges or universities, and future elementary or secondary social studies teachers.
Active Date 2016-02-18

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 38
Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
AA

Social Science Area I

Course Outline
Background Causes of the Civil War

The Election of 1860 and Secession

Why They Fought: Goals of the Union and the Confederacy

Military Strategy and Outcomes

War and American Society

Peace, Reconstruction, and Legacy

Student Learning Outcomes
Students will identify the background causes of the Civil War and evaluate their relative importance.

Students will identify and evaluate the various political efforts to resolve divisive issues in the decades leading up to the Civil War.

Students will demonstrate their understanding of the significance of specific battles in the outcome of the war.

Students will summarize short-term and long-term outcomes of the Civil War on American social and political institutions.

Students will find, read, and analyze appropriate primary and secondary sources pertaining to the Civil War.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the geography of the Civil War by finding, creating, and/or analyzing maps.