Sewell, A House Divided , pp. Rose, Rehearsal For Reconstruction . War is Hell. The Election of 1868 and Political Corruption. The End of Reconstruction.
Attendance is required for all students registered in the course.
Missed work can only be made up in the case of an extreme emergency. The midterm and the final exam will be given on the dates indicated above. The midterm will be given during the regularly scheduled class hour and will cover all the lecture topics and assigned reading materials up to the date of the exam. The final exam will cover the lecture topics and assigned readings since the midterm exam. The period of the American Civil War is not only one of the most tragic and significant moments in American history, but one of the most controversial.