HIST 357 Hist of Old South 1607-1865

This course surveys the history of the U.S. South from the founding of Jamestown through the Civil War. It examines the origins and development of plantation slavery and racial ideology; the intertwined histories of masters, slaves, and non-slaveowning white Southerners; the growth of the sectional conflict; and the Confederacy's attempt to establish an independent slaveowning republic.

Credits

3