SemesterFall Semester, 2025
DepartmentSophomore Class of Department of History
Course NameHistory of the United States of America (I)
InstructorEATON WILLIAM JOSEPH
Credit2.0
Course TypeSelectively
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule

See attached syllabus 


Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

To be announced 


Requirement/Grading

- Participation and attendance: 10%



(‘perfect’ attendance policy – 0 or 1 absence, regardless of reason for absence)



- Mid-term (October 22): 30%

- Research essay (due December 3 in class): 30% (6-10 typed, double-spaced pages. More details discussed in class. Late essays penalized 10%.)

- Final (December 17): 30%


Textbook & Reference

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. You may also order a paper copy online. Download online: https://www.bibliopen.org/p/bopen/9780226300658


Urls about Course
Course Google drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1M-pHJ_KHtHn3JebC1dKWYWUPo_I7luZH
Attachment

US History I fall 2025.pdf