This course will survey history from the earliest American civilizations through the period leading up to the American Civil War. The student will become familiar with the various early peoples migrating into North America from Europe, Africa, and Asia. Other topics include American Colonial life, the development of the U. S. Constitution, westward expansion, American Indian relations, slavery, reform movements, the Mexican-American War, and the Antebellum South. The course will also describe the events leading up to and the aftermath of the American Civil War.
