HIST 135 - America, Origins to 1865

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An exploration of the origins and development of the American nation from the colonial period through its near-demise during the American Civil War. We begin the struggles to achieve stable colonies in the face of native resistance and harsh conditions and the varied colonial societies that ultimately took shape, the break with Britain, creation of state and national republics and the challenge posed by slavery to American ideals, and, in the 19th century, the spread of market culture and capitalism and the partial democratization of American public life. V.1