21H.101 American History to 1865, Fall 2005

Maier, Pauline

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Maier, Pauline

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American History to 1865

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Abstract

This course focuses on a basic history of American social, economic, and political development from the colonial period through the Civil War. The colonial heritages of Spanish and British America; the American Revolution and its impact; the establishment and growth of the new nation; and the Civil War, its background, character, and impact are examined. Readings include writings of the period by Winthrop, Paine, Jefferson, Madison, W. H. Garrison, G. Fitzhugh, H. B. Stowe, and Lincoln.

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2005-12

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65386

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. History Section

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21H.101-Fall2005

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A basic history of American social, economic, and political development from the colonial period through the Civil War, colonial heritages of Spanish and British America, the American Revolution and its impact, the establishment and growth of the new nation, the Civil War, its background, character, and impact, writings of the period by Winthrop, Paine, Jefferson, Madison, W. H. Garrison, G. Fitzhugh, H. B. Stowe, and Lincoln

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