Welcome to HIS 269:Civil War and Reconstruction, offered by the Extended Learning Institute of Northern Virginia Community College. 

The textbook will provide the historical information that will help you understand and analyze events, trends, people, and concepts that are important. Video/Audio presentations and study questions are provided to assist you in organizing the information and preparing you for the examinations. Supplementing the above will be projects that will provide opportunities for you to visist sited of important battles and events or do historical research on topics of special interest to you. 

If you successfully complete this course, you will be able to: 

• Identify and describe the significance of events, people,and items listed in the identification study questions. 
• Organize information and write essay answers for the essay study questions. 
• Analyze important historical information and interpretations. 
• Give an overview of the origins, nature, and consequences of the Civil War and Reconstruction. 

Possible Assignments Include: (Subject to change each semester. The actual assignments are available in the Syllabus in the Blackboard course site on the first day of classes.)

Your final grade may be based on the following scale. Please note that you must also pass Exam 3 and Exam 4 in order to pass the course, regardless of your scores on the other assignments.

There are 4 exams in this course.