SemesterSpring Semester, 2018
DepartmentSophomore Class of Department of History
Course NameAmerican History, 1492 to 1865
InstructorEATON WILLIAM JOSEPH
Credit2.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule

Course outline: subject to change



 



February 28 – 228 Memorial Day (Holiday)



 



March 7 – Introduction to Course; First Americans, to 1550



Reading: Watson, Building the America Republic, vol. 1, chapter 1



 



March 14 – First English Colonies, 1584-1676



Reading: Watson, Building the America Republic, vol. 1, chapter 2



 



March 21 – Emerging Empire, 1676-1756



Reading: Watson, Building the America Republic, vol. 1, chapter 3



 



March 28 – Colonial Society and Culture, 1676-1756



Reading: Watson, Building the America Republic, vol. 1, chapter 4



 



April 4 – Holiday



 



April 11 – Era of Independence, 1756-1783



Reading: Watson, Building the America Republic, vol. 1, chapter 5



 



April 18 – Federal Era, 1783-1789



Reading: Watson, Building the America Republic, vol. 1, chapter 6



 



April 25 – Midterm Examination



 



May 2 – Federalists and Republicans, 1789-1815



Reading: Watson, Building the America Republic, vol. 1, chapter 7



 



May 9 – Market Revolution in the North, 1815-1860



Reading: Watson, Building the America Republic, vol. 1, chapter 8



 



May 16 – North Culture and Reform, 1815-1860



Reading: Watson, Building the America Republic, vol. 1, chapter 9



 



May 23 – World of the South, 1815-1860



Reading: Watson, Building the America Republic, vol. 1, chapter 10



 



May 30 – Transformation of Politics, 1815-1836



Reading: Watson, Building the America Republic, vol. 1, chapter 11



 



June 6 – Wars for the West, 1836-1850



Reading: Watson, Building the America Republic, vol. 1, chapter 12



 



June 13 – The House Dividing, 1850-1861



Reading: Watson, Building the America Republic, vol. 1, chapter 13



 



June 20 – A New Birth of Freedom, 1861-1865



Reading: Watson, Building the America Republic, vol. 1, chapter 14



 



June 27 – Final Examination



 


Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

Does not apply


Requirement/Grading

Assignments and grading criteria:



Participation and attendance: 10% (‘perfect’ attendance policy – 0 or 1 absence, regardless of cause)



Mid-term: 30%



Essay and/or class projects: 30%



Final: 30%



 


Textbook & Reference

Textbook: Harry L. Watson, Building the American Republic, Volume 1: A Narrative History to 1877 (Chicago, 2018)



The textbook is available as a free e-book.



Download online: https://www.bibliopen.org/p/bopen/9780226300658



You may also order a paper copy online.


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