Syllabus
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Course Code: HIS-E-6 Course Name: History of the U.S.A. – I (1776-1865) |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | American Revolution: Colonial Background, Revolutionary Ideologies; Nature and Significance of the War of Independence; Making of the Constitution |
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| 2 | Evolution of American Democracy: Rule of Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson; Political Parties 1840-1860; Role of Judiciary; Position of Blacks and Women under American Democratic System | |
| 3 | American Foreign Policy: The Monroe Doctrine; Expansion of Frontiers and Turner’s Thesis; Manifest Destiny; Mexico-American War | |
| 4 | Civil Strife and Civil War in USA: Origins and Growth of Sectional Conflict; The Civil War: Causes, Interpretations and Consequences; Abraham Lincoln: Role in National Building and the Emancipation of Slaves | |
