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College Catalog 2021-2022 
    
College Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HI 303 - Jeffersonian America

4.00 credits.
This course explores the formative years of the early American republic from the drafting of the Constitution to the age of sectionalism. Topics include the emergence of competitive political parties, the nation’s divided reaction to the French Revolution, the unexpected growth of popular democracy, the War of 1812, and the expansion of slavery across the country’s southwestern frontier. Enrollment limited to sophomore status or above.