HIST-325 "The Making of American Scripture"

An intensive examination of the relation between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution from the time of the founding to the end of the Civil War. How did the founders and framers understand the relation? What key political and legal events changes that understanding? How did leading thinkers and activists frame the ideas of liberty and equality? What role did slavery play in the debate? Did Abraham Lincoln change the meaning of the Union?

Maximum Enrollment

Writing-Intensive (18)

(Writing Intensive.)

Credits

1

Notes

First-year students can register only with permission of instructor.