The American Experience to
1865
HISTORY 221-01
MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
SUMMER 2001
INSTRUCTOR: MARCIA VAUGHAN
Course Overview: A
thematic approach to the history of the U.S. to 1865, designed as a University
Studies social science elective. Three basic themes will be included:
the transplantation of European and African cultures to America and their
interaction with the cultures of native American Indians; the emergence
of distinctive American values and institutions and the establishment of
the American nation; and the stresses that culminated in the Civil War.
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Last Updated June 4, 2001
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