| Semester | Spring Semester, 2025 | ||
| Department | Sophomore Class of Department of History | ||
| Course Name | History of the United States of America (II) | ||
| Instructor | EATON WILLIAM JOSEPH | ||
| Credit | 3.0 | ||
| Course Type | Selectively | ||
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| Course Objective |
| Course Description |
| Course Schedule |
See attached syllabus s |
| Teaching Methods |
| Teaching Assistant |
To be announced |
| Requirement/Grading |
– Participation and attendance: 10% (‘perfect’ attendance policy – 0 or 1 absence, regardless of cause, includes abstinence from cellphone) – Mid-term: 30% (April 17) – Research Essay: 30% (May 22 in class) Requirements: >5 double-spaced, typed pages, with citations (footnotes or endnotes). Late papers accepted May 29 (10% reduction), June 5 (20% reduction) Topic of your choosing, with professor’s consultation. More details to be discussed in class – Final: 30% (June 5) |
| Textbook & Reference |
Textbook: Jane Dailey, Building the American Republic, Volume II: A Narrative History to 1877 (Chicago, 2018) The textbook is available as a free e-book: https://www.bibliopen.org/p/bopen/9780226300962
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| Urls about Course |
| Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1qOdFi-VIVoIQ-Dw6WMZTkAAujMY8DtM9 |
| Attachment |
revised US since 1865 spring 2025.pdf |