HIST 376 - Destroying Slavery in the US Civil War

Units: 3; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C
Examination of the history of the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. Emphasis on discourse and actions among Black Americans and enslaved people defining the course of the Civil War; US relations with Indigenous peoples.

Strongly Recommended Preparation: Upper division status (greater than 60 earned semester units) and completion of lower division Area C requirements.
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Areas A1, A2, A3 and B4 with grade C- (CR) or better.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-UD-C - Upper Division Arts or Humanities
Course Typically Offered: Variable Intermittently

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

1. Review origins of the Civil War in contests over the moral problem of slavery;

2. Examine Black Americans’ and enslaved people’s actions and agency in shaping outcomes of the US Civil War;

3. Analyze shifting ethical, political, and military understandings of the Civil War over time;

6. Consider US relations and military engagements with Indigenous peoples;

7. Compare and contrast plans for Reconstruction with actual implementation, including freed people’s expectations for their freedom;

8. Trace the use of violence to undermine the Civil Rights amendments of the Reconstruction era;

9. Contribute constructively to debates about the larger meaning of the Civil War era and its legacies for our current political and cultural circumstances.

UD-C. Upper-division Arts or Humanities Learning Outcomes

demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply the principles, methodologies, value systems, and thought processes employed in the arts and humanities;
analyze cultural production as an expression of, or reflection upon, what it means to be human; and
demonstrate how the perspectives of the arts and humanities are used by informed, engaged, and reflective citizens to benefit local and global communities.