H 308 - Constitution/New Republic

Institution:

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

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Description:

3 credits The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the major themes of the Constitutional and New Republic periods. The course takes a long view of the New Republic period and reaches into Jacksonian America. The course will cover a diversity of social, political, cultural, intellectual, and economic topics such as the development of state constitutions and the ratification controversies surrounding the national constitution, slavery, the market revolution, the growth of democracy, and early reform movements. In addition to the major topics, the student will gain an understanding of the methods historians use to interpret the past as well as the historiography that surrounds this vital period.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.smumn.edu

Phone Number:

(507) 457-1600

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Trimester

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