The Civil War and Reconstruction - 1850-1861: A Ho

What you'll learn

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  • An overview of the political and social history of the 1850s
  • How generations of historians have explained the crisis of the Union
  • Slavery’s central role in the southern and national economies
  • How the issue of the expansion of slavery came to dominate national politics
  • Reasons for Lincoln’s rise to national prominence
  • How political leaders struggled, unsuccessfully, to resolve the growing crisis in the nation. Key events in history, such as:
    • Bleeding Kansas
    • The Dred Scott decision
    • The Lincoln-Douglas debates
    • John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry
    • Dissolution of the Union in the winter of 1860-61
  • Interrogation of primary sources using material from Columbia's Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Offered By:  ColumbiaX

Course Duration:  15 Weeks

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