United States History 1301-Fall 2008

Edvard Munch

The Scream

Text:

Devine, Robert A.  America Past and Present Brief 7th Edition.  New York: Pearson Education Inc, 2007.

ISBN: 0-205-53972-6

Douglas, Frederick.  Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave.

                  **Any edition will work.  This book is available online; however I suggest you purchase a paper copy.

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Description: 

     History 1301 is a survey course in American History from the European background through 1877.  We will study economic, military, political and social history.   There is an emphasis on the colonization period, the American Revolution, the early Republic period, westward expansion, the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Requirements:

    You are responsible for reading the chapter(s) for the week.  You will also be assigned primary source documents along with discussion questions.  We will discuss these documents in class.  Tests will be over lectures, book reading assignments and primary document reading assignments.  Tests will consist of multiple choice and essay questions.

You will also be required to write a research paper of approximately 5-7 pages double spaced & typed.  Your paper will be based on the theme of The Individual in American History between the years of 1492 until 1877.  You will need to choose a person that lived during that time frame.  This paper will be more than a mere biography of the person.  You will need to be able to explain how the person had an impact on history.  It does not have to be a famous person.  This will require you to examine cause and effect and change over time.  You will need to use a variety of primary and secondary sources.  You will be required to turn in a rough draft and final draft of the paper.  Your paper must also include a properly formatted bibliography and citations.

Evaluation:

2 exams combining objective and subjective questions-17% each

Quizes-16%

Research Paper-25%

Comprehensive final exam-25%

Schedule:

Examinations:

Exam 1: Colonial History –American Revolution September 19, 2008

Exam 2:  Building a Nation October 31, 2008

Final Exam: December 10, 2008- Comprehensive

Rough Draft of Paper Due: November 14, 2008

Final Draft of Paper Due: December 5, 2008

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