Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
SDCM-0065
Organization:
Location:
Online
Length:
Self-paced. 16 weeks (32 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 American history
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to understand and critically analyze the history of the American Civil War, including its key players, battles, strategies, causes, and consequences.

Learning Outcomes:

  • understand the impact of the abolitionist movement on the culture of pre-civil war America
  • summarize the territorial and demographic issues that impacted the U.S. before the civil war
  • compare and contrast the works of influential authors during the civil war
  • diagram the secession of the southern states and the formation of the confederacy
  • express how politics, economics, African Americans, and women affected civil war America
  • analyze and report on the major battles from 1861-1865
  • consider the roles of important generals and presidents and their impact on the civil war
  • evaluate foreign affairs and military strategies during the civil war
  • measure the lasting impact of the civil war on Americans during and after the reconstruction.
  • dissect the early history of slavery in the united states in the contexts of economics, politics, trade, and the constitution

General Topics:

  • Slavery in the early united states
  • The abolitionist movement in America
  • The pre-civil war sectional crisis in the U.S
  • Influential American civil war writers
  • Rising tensions in pre-civil war America
  • Southern secession from the union
  • Politics, industry & economy in civil war America
  • American civil war battles in 1861
  • American civil war battles in 1862
  • American civil war battles in 1863
  • American civil war battles in 1864
  • American civil war battles in 1865
  • Important figures in the American civil war
  • Military strategies in the American civil war
  • Life following the American civil war
  • Reconstruction after the American civil war
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Quizzes
  • Written Papers

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials