http://homepages.uconn.edu/~shp02001/classes.html 1501 (131). United States History to 1877 Either semester. Three credits. Not open to students who have passed HIST 231 or HIST 231W. Surveys political, economic, social, and cultural developments in United States history through the Civil War and Reconstruction. CA1 This course will combine a broad narrative sweep interspersed with close examination of the some emerging scholarship of persons traditionally excluded from historical narrative. At the conclusion of this course students should be able to articulate orally, and in writing, the main themes of the development of preindustrial America. Students should be able to critically examine the issues raised by the book author and the instructor. Work with primary documents will help students better understand the historian’s craft. The work of the historian is usually done through gathering evidence, nalysis,writing, argument formation, and debate. These are the skills we will be working on in this class.