Description
(Aug 22-Dec 12) (no classes Nov 21)
½ credit course with option to be a full credit if taking the Industrial Revolution-Great Depression Course in Spring 2019
The primary content for this course pertains to the study of United States history from Slavery through the assassination of Lincoln and culminating with Reconstruction. Students will be exposed to the historical, geographic, political, economic and sociological events, which influenced the causes and effects of this War Between the States. Students will learn from real stories of real people who lives were affected by the events studied and will be challenged with discussing the viewpoints of both sides through these stories, real documents and photographs. This course will broaden student’s perspectives not only on this conflict but on the United States as a whole.
