The Coming of the Civil War
HIST 66
Subject & Catalog Number
Course Information
Description
This course treats the history of the 19th-century US and the Civil War in light of the history of US imperialism, especially the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, and the illegal invasions of Cuba and Nicaragua in the 1850s. Likewise, it relates the history of slavery in the US to the Haitian Revolution, the Louisiana Purchase, Indian removal, Atlantic cotton, land and money markets, and the hemispheric history of antislavery.
Course Notes
No prior college level History is required or assumed. Students seeking to fulfill their Social Sciences distribution requirement and first-years are welcome. This course meets the "North America" History Concentration requirement. Former course number "HIST 1028."
Class Notes
This class requires students to enroll in an untimed, placeholder section during registration and to submit time preferences. Sections will be assigned immediately after registration based on student interest and preferences.
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
NOTE: This course requires additional sections; you will be prompted to choose secondary components during the Add to Cart process
