The Civil War and Reconstruction - 1861-1865

开始时间: 04/22/2022 持续时间: 8 weeks

所在平台: EdxArchive 课程类别: 其他类别 大学或机构: ColumbiaX 授课老师： Eric Foner Tim Shenk

课程主页: https://www.edx.org/archive/civil-war-reconstruction-1861-1865-columbiax-hist1-2x

课程评论：没有评论

第一个写评论        关注课程

课程详情

*Note - This is an Archived course*

A New Birth of Freedom: The Civil War, 1861-1865 narrates the history of the American Civil War. While it examines individual engagements and the overall nature of the military conflict, the focus is less on the battlefield than on political, social, and economic change in the Union and the Confederacy. Central to the account are the road to emancipation, the role of black soldiers, the nature of Abraham Lincoln’s wartime leadership, internal dissent in both the North and South, the changing position of women in both societies, and the war’s long-term economic and intellectual impact. We end with a look at the beginnings of Reconstruction during the conflict.

This course is part of the series, Civil War and Reconstruction, which introduces students to perhaps the most pivotal era in American history. The Civil War transformed the nation by eliminating the threat of secession and destroying the institution of slavery.  It raised questions that remain central to our understanding of ourselves as a people and a nation – the balance of power between local and national authority, the boundaries of citizenship, and the meanings of freedom and equality. The series will examine the causes of the war, the road to secession, the conduct of the Civil War, the coming of emancipation, and the struggle after the war to breathe meaning into the promise of freedom for four million emancipated slaves. One theme throughout the series is what might be called the politics of history – how the world in which a historian lives affects his or her view of the past, and how historical interpretations reinforce or challenge the social order of the present.

See other courses in this series:
The Civil War and Reconstruction - 1850-1861
The Civil War and Reconstruction - 1865-1890

---

This is a past/archived course. At this time, you can only explore this course in a self-paced fashion. Certain features of this course may not be active, but many people enjoy watching the videos and working with the materials. Make sure to check for reruns of this course.

课程大纲

• Individual engagements and the overall nature of the military conflict
• Political, social, and economic change in the Union and the Confederacy
• The road to emancipation
• The role of black soldiers in the Civil War
• The nature of Abraham Lincoln’s wartime leadership
• Internal dissent in both the North and South,
• The changing position of women in both societies
• The war’s long-term economic and intellectual impact

课程评论(0条)