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HIST 257The United States Through the Civil War Era

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
History

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This historical survey focuses on the emergence of the United States as a nation. The topics explored may include Indigenous peoples, slavery, race, gender, labour, immigration, urbanization, culture, sectionalism, politics, and ideologies.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 001824324 / 60TTh 08:30–09:50

Reviewed on UW Flow

100% liked it88% easy88% useful

From 3 ratings and 1 comment on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • This course wasn't a particular interest of mine so I didn't have an amazing experience but I still enjoyed it. In my experience, the powerpoints were not very detailed so you needed to show up to class, and the textbook was a collection of primary and secondary sources so it can't be used to supplement the lectures. There wasn't an overwhelming amount of work to do, but I do think it was important to keep up with the readings for good grades on the discussions and assignments. Overall, great course with a great professor.

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Discussed on r/uwaterloo

8 posts and comments in 6 threads mention HIST 257, September 2016 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Spring 2022

LS 202 or History for eng CSE? 3 points, 6 comments

u/troviinstaller: “if anyone's taken LS 202 Criminal Law or a history course (looking at HIST 257 or something for now), what was the workload like? I know mythology and music are the generic CSEs but if you have any other courses you enjoyed/ were not too hard drop em below plz!”

u/NegotiationAncient77: “202 was the heaviest course I ever took. hist 257 was one of the easiest, most fun and most straightforward.”

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Spring 2021

[deleted by user] 1 point, 12 comments

u/Deputy_Dan: “Which ones are you thinking? (Look at my flair 😉)”

u/Deputy_Dan: “… bit more difficult but establishes fantastic context for understanding contemporary Canada) HIST 257: The United States through the Civil War Era (like previous, but for America)”

u/imnotarianagrande: “… got a 95 when i took it in first year hist 257 was boring would not recommend any canadian history course, unless that’s something ur into, will bore you to tears. …”

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Winter 2019

UW History courses 4 points, 5 comments

“Does anyone know if UW still has any courses on the American Civil War? I saw there's a course called HIST 120, but it doesn't seem like it'd been offered for a few years. …”

u/nathanr0419: “HIST 257 has a couple weeks of Civil War Content at the end if I remember right. Not sure how often its offered”

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Fall 2017

Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments

“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”

u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”

u/Jackhofmann: “HIST 210 HIST 220W HIST 221 HIST 225 HIST 230 HIST 239 HIST 250 HIST 252 HIST 257 HIST 271 HIST 275 HIST 291 HIST 305 HIST 311 HIST 313 HIST 351 HIST 389 HIST 391 HIST 397 HIST 398 HIST 422 HIST 450 HIST 491 HIST 601 HIST 604 HIST 605 HIST 607 HIST 612 HIST 632 HIST 691A HIST …”

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Fall 2016

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

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