Civil War

Learn about the political, social, and economic changes in the Union and the Confederacy and the Civil War’s long-term economic and intellectual impact.

Learn about the political, social, and economic changes in the Union and the Confederacy and the Civil War’s long-term economic and intellectual impact.

Discover how the issue of slavery came to dominate American politics, and how political leaders struggled and failed to resolve the growing crisis in the nation. A House Divided: The Road to Civil War, 1850-1861 begins by examining how generations of historians have explained the crisis of the Union. [...]

Explore American history since 1865. Learn about the Civil War, Reconstruction, segregation and US foreign policy. Discover key moments in American history after the Civil War. American history is vast and complex. Through this course you will explore some of its key moments - examining domestic history and foreign [...]

Poetry in America: The Civil War and Its Aftermath.

This course examines the social, political, and economic development of the United States since the end of the Civil War.

This course will introduce you to United States history from the colonial period to the Civil War.