Basics for Fall Semester 2016:
Location: B1900
Tuesdays & Thursdays
Section 30: 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM
Section 23: 9:30 AM to 10:45 AM

Required Text
James L. Roark, et al, Understanding The American Promise: A Brief History of the United States to 1877, Vol. 1, 2nd Edition (Boston: Bedford Books, 2014) ISBN: 9781457639807.

Other readings will be provided from online links below.

Alternate Text
James L. Roark, et al, Understanding The American Promise: A Brief History of the United States to 1877, Vol. 1, 1st Edition (Boston: Bedford Books, 2011) ISBN: 9781457608476. Available in Reserve Readings in GGC’s Library.

Grading Summary
Task	Max Value
Twitter Participation	150 points
Document Leader	30 points
Source Evaluation Paper	150 points
Online Quizzes	120 points
Test 1	150 points
Test 2	150 points
Test 3	150 points
Total:	900 points

 

Grade Scale
above 809 points	A	(Excellent)
720 – 809 points	B	(Good)
630 – 719 points	C	(Fair)
540 – 629 points	D	(Poor)
below 540 points	F	(Failure)

 Important Dates

August 21	Drop/Add Ends
August 23	Document Choice Due
September 15	Test 1
October 5	Last Day to Drop with a W
October 13	Test 2
October 20	Source Evaluation Paper Due
November 22 & 24	Thanksgiving Break (No Class)
December 1	Test 3

Class Participation: Class attendance and participation is expected of all students. Consistent tardiness is not only rude, it is disruptive of your classmates learning processes. If you know you need to leave class early, you should tell the instructor at the start of class, and position yourself near to the door so as to minimize the disruption of class when you leave. Roaming about class or leaving to the bathroom is also disruptive and will not be tolerated. Similarly, non-emergency uses of telecommunications are disruptive. Disrupting class in any fashion may result in deductions from a student’s course grade.

Twitter Participation: Students will be expected to sign-up for a twitter account under an alias for this class and then tweet class notes and questions under that alias every class using the class hash tag (#GGC16fHist2111). Each student will provide the alias to the instructor so that the tweets may be monitored. For each week of valid tweets of class materials, notes of class material, questions about readings, answers to other student questions, etc, the student will be awarded up to ten points for a total of 150 points over the course of the semester.

Online Quizzes: There will be an online quiz to be completed prior to coming to class as listed in the reading schedule. You have 20 minutes to answer 10 questions, and can take the quiz as many times as you like. Your recorded grade will be the highest score of all your attempts, and each attempt will be a different quiz from any other attempted. Once class begins, the quiz will be turned off so that nobody can take it during class. The next quiz will be turned on as soon as the time spent in class ends. There are 12 online quizzes, which is approximately once per week, but I reserve the right to give additional in-class pop quizzes to determine if you remember what you did online. You may not make up any missed quizzes; they will count as zeros. The quizzes can include multiple choice, sequence of events, map questions, essays, or short answer questions, at the instructor’s discretion. Each quiz counts 10 points for a total of 120 points.

Tests: There will be three tests in this course, which will count a total of 450 points.

Test 1 will be taken in class on September 15, and will count 150 points.
Test 2 will be taken in class on October 13, and will count 150 points.
Test 3 will be taken in class on December 1, and will count 150 points.

Make-up tests for any missed exam will take place at my discretion. If you know in advance that you must miss the midterm, you must contact me in advance to let me know. If you fail to contact me in a timely manner after missing an exam, I will not permit the make-up. Written documentation of any excuse is always required to allow a make-up.

Tests may include multiple choice questions, sequences of events timelines, map questions, and short answer listing questions. There will always be an essay question on the tests in this class. It will count approximately 50% of the grade for each test.

Primary Document Project: The primary document project consists of two parts: leading a classroom discussion of a primary document selected from a list provided by the instructor on the day assigned, and writing a source evaluation paper of the same primary source selected by the student. Rubrics will be provided for each step of the project.

Document Discussion Leader: 30 points of your course grade will come from leading a 10 minute discussion of a historical document in class. The sign-up sheet is located in the GROUPS tab of D2L, and you should self-enroll yourself to the document of your choice. The documents will be the ones embedded in the on-line syllabus located in D2L.Remember that the document you choose will affect your choices in your source evaluation project.

Source Evaluation Paper: Each student will write a 5 page paper that evaluates the primary source chosen by the student to lead a discussion. Your paper should briefly summarize the document, place it within the historical event to which it belongs, analyze the importance of the document and then explore audience and voice of the document. An outline of your paper will be provided by the instructor, along with a rubric for grading your final product. The Source Evaluation Paper will count 150 points, and is due October 20. A 20 point per day penalty will be applied for late submissions.

Reading Assignments

2e = Roark, et al, Understanding the American Promise, Second Edition
1e = Roark, et al, Understanding the American Promise, First EditionAll other assignments can be found using the embedded Web-Links.

All readings should be completed before coming to class for the date listed

August 16 Course Introduction SyllabusAugust 18 Invasion of America 2e: 28-53 1e: 30-53. August 21 Drop/Add Ends August 23 Colonial Chesapeake 2e: 54-72 1e: 54-73 Indentured Servant writes home. Bacon’s Rebellion August 25 Carolina & Middle Passage 2e: 73-81, 123-129 1e: 74-81, 123-128. Middle Passage Stono Rebellion Read both pages on Stono Rebellion August 30 Founding New England 2e: 82-94 1e: 82-95. Model of Christian Charity Anne Hutchinson Trial Start where it says “Gov.: Let us state the case, and then we may know what to do.” And then read to the end. September 1 From Puritan to Yankee 2e: 94-97, 104-109 1e: 95-98, 103-109. Half-Way Covenant King Philip’s War September 6 Middle Colonies 2e: 98-103, 110-122 1e: 99-102, 110-133. William Penn’s Charter of Privileges Great Awakening Read the section entitled “THE EMERGENCE OF AMERICAN EVANGELICALISM” September 8 War for the Empire 2e: 130-149 1e: 129-147. Albany Plan of Union September 13 Ideology & Crises of Empire 2e: 150-171 1e: 148-174. Time Line of the events leading to the American Revolution Stamp Act Congress Skim this document Boston Massacre Propaganda Read this page, then explore the link to all the images. September 15 Test 1 September 20 Independence 2e: 172-196 1e: 175-195. Loyalists British View of American Women during the Revolution September 22 Revolution & Counter-Revolution 2e: 197-233 1e: 196-223 Constitution Time Line Northwest Ordinance How is this a strength of the Articles of Confederation? Federalist No. 10 What is the main point of this political tract? September 27 1790s 2e: 234-259 1e: 224-247. The Sedition Act Virginia Resolves September 29 Jefferson 2e: 260-276 1e: 248-256. Marbury v Madison October 4 War of 1812 2e: 276-279 1e: 257-265. Hartford Convention October 5 Last Day to Withdraw from Classes without Penalty October 6 Rising Sectional & Political Conflicts 2e: 284-293, 304-307, 310-312 1e: 266-275, 284-286, 290-292. Missouri Compromise SC Ordinance of Nullification October 11 Indian Removal 2e: 308-310, 319-324 1e: 287-289. Indian Removal Cherokee Protest October 13 Test 2 October 18 Market Revolution 2e: 294-296, 301-302 1e: 276-283. Source Evaluation Paper Due October 20 Transportation & Industrial Revolutions 2e: 297-301, 326-335 1e: 299-315. “View on the Erie Canal” by John William Hill, 1830-1832. Lowell Mill Girls October 25 Second Great Awakening 2e: 313-316, 339, 350-354 1e: 293-295, 319, 328-329. Brook Farm October 27 Reform Movements 2e: 280-253, 316-318 1e: 296-298, 329-335. Women’s Rights November 1 Cotton Kingdom 2e: 358-370 1e: 336-250. Northern Economic Support of Slavery November 3 Plantation Life 2e: 371-387 1e: 351-363. Cruelty of Slavery Read pp 22-24 Narrative of Sarah Grimke Confessions of Nat Turner Read the introduction thoroughly and then skim the rest of this document November 8 Manifest Destiny 2e: 336-349, 355-357 1e: 316-327, 364-3681. Texas Republic’s Treaty of Velasco Wilmot Proviso, 1846 November 10 Failure to Compromise 2e: 390-414 1e: 369-383. Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 John Brown November 15 Secession & Civil War 2e: 414-421 1e: 383-393. 1860 Presidential Campaign Poster Mississippi’s Secession Declaration November 17 Total War & Emancipation 2e: 442-455 1e: 394-407, 412-425. Photo of Confederate Dead gathered for burial after Battle of Antietam Emancipation Proclamation   Thanksgiving Break November 22 & 24 November 29 Reconstruction & Redemption 2e: 456-485 1e: 408-411, 426-453. Black Codes Northern Political Cartoon on Black Rights Klu Klux Klan Terrorism December 1 Test 3