Alan Tully, Chair
128 Inner Campus Dr., Stop B7000, GAR 1.104 Austin, TX 78712-1739 • 512-471-3261
Fall 2009
HIS 345J • COMING OF CIVIL WAR, 1829-1861
| Unique | Days | Time | Location | Instructor |
| 39955 |
MW |
4:00 PM-5:30 PM |
WAG 101 |
FORGIE |
Course Description
A lecture and discussion course dealing with the historical conditions that led to the American Civil War: slavery, abolitionism, sectionalism, economic and technological transformation, and westward expansion.
Grading Policy
Two midterm exams and a final examination, which will be cumulative. Exams are the essay-type, with a few short-answer objective questions thrown in.
Midterms: 25% each Final exam 60%
Texts
About six paperback books (to be selected).
