A study of the sectional conflict beginning with the nullification crisis. This course will not only examine the political, social, and economic developments in the period leading to the Civil War, but will emphasize the political thought of Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, and John C. Calhoun.
Instructors: Peter W. Schramm is Chair of the Master of American History and Government program and Professor of Political Science at Ashland University. Kevin Portteus is Assistant Professor of Politics at Hillsdale College.