HIS 141 - United States to 1877

Credit Hours: 3

Study of American history from colonial times through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Emphasizes fundamental forces or cultural ideals that have shaped this period of history, such as Puritanism, the Enlightenment, the Revolution, antebellum Evangelicalism, and the struggle over slavery. A multidisciplinary approach will be taken, as well as efforts to develop Christian insights concerning the unfolding of American history.