History 271 - Spring 2024 Course Information
History 271
Spring 2024
Dr. Devine
Link to Syllabus:
https://www.csun.edu/~twd61312/271%20spring%202024/The%20United%
20States%20Since%201865.htm
[Bookmark this link for easy access.]
Refer to the
syllabus
for deadlines,
reading assignments, lecture
notes, powerpoints, and other
course information.
Course Password to access
readings:
271
Attendance is optional, but class
sessions are NOT recorded.
Tests will be taken on Canvas
DURING regularly scheduled class
time.
Quizzes will be taken on Canvas
any time between 6am and
11:59pm on the scheduled day.
Mark the quiz and test days on
your calendar NOW.
Office Hours – 624 Sierra Tower and
on Zoom, 2:00-3:00 pm
Tuesdays/Thursdays and by
appointment gladly given.
The Civil War –
Who fought?
Who won?
What changed?
What stayed the same?
Why does it matter?
What did white, southern
plantation owners lose?
Why were southern planters
in such bad financial shape
after the Civil War?
What did the freedmen
win
?
What did the freedmen
lose
?
Why could “freedom” be
both a blessing and a curse
for African Americans right
after the Civil War?
What did non-planter white
southerners
lose
?
What did northerners
win
?
How did the North’s victory in
the Civil War change the
United States?
How did the North’s victory in
the Civil War change the
United States?
--
politically?
Why does the North
gain
political power?
What does the North
do
with
its political power?
How did the North’s victory in
the Civil War change the
United States?
-- politically?
-- economically?
Why did many (factory owners
and workers) in the North
support a high tariff on imports?
Why had southerners opposed
raising tariffs before the Civil
War?
How did the North’s victory in
the Civil War change the
United States?
-- politically
-- economically
-- psychologically
How did Americans think about
their country differently after
the war?
Before Reconstruction can
begin – and even before the
Civil War ends – what
problems must the federal
government address?
“Rehearsal for Reconstruction”
The Port Royal Experiment
The War to Save the Union?
or
The War to End Slavery?
“The Union As It Was, The
Constitution As It Is, and The
Negroes Where They Are”
--Democratic Party Slogan, 1861
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History 271 Spring 2024 Dr. Devine
Link to Syllabus: https://www.csun.edu/~twd61312/271%20spring%202024/The%20United% 20States%20Since%201865.htm [Bookmark this link for easy access.]
Refer to the syllabus for deadlines, reading assignments, lecture notes, powerpoints, and other course information.
Course Password to access readings: 271
Attendance is optional, but class sessions are NOT recorded.
Tests will be taken on Canvas DURING regularly scheduled class time. Quizzes will be taken on Canvas any time between 6am and 11:59pm on the scheduled day. Mark the quiz and test days on your calendar NOW.
Office Hours 624 Sierra Tower and on Zoom, 2:00-3:00 pm Tuesdays/Thursdays and by appointment gladly given.
The Civil War Who fought? Who won? What changed? What stayed the same? Why does it matter?
What did white, southern plantation owners lose?
Why were southern planters in such bad financial shape after the Civil War?
Why could freedom be both a blessing and a curse for African Americans right after the Civil War?
What did non-planter white southerners lose?
How did the Norths victory in the Civil War change the United States?
How did the Norths victory in the Civil War change the United States? -- politically?
Why does the North gain political power? What does the North do with its political power?
How did the Norths victory in the Civil War change the United States? -- politically? -- economically?
Why did many (factory owners and workers) in the North support a high tariff on imports? Why had southerners opposed raising tariffs before the Civil War?
How did the Norths victory in the Civil War change the United States? -- politically -- economically -- psychologically
How did Americans think about their country differently after the war?
Before Reconstruction can begin and even before the Civil War ends what problems must the federal government address?
Rehearsal for Reconstruction The Port Royal Experiment
The War to Save the Union? or The War to End Slavery?
The Union As It Was, The Constitution As It Is, and The Negroes Where They Are --Democratic Party Slogan, 1861
