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“History
is the never-ending process whereby people seek to understand the
past and its meaning.” --
American
Historical Association (AHA) Statement on Standards of Professional
Conduct (2005)
"Obviously
historiography [writing history] cannot be a science. It can only be
an industry, an art, and a philosophy–an industry by ferreting out
the facts, an art by establishing a
meaningful order in the chaos of materials, a
philosophy by seeking
perspective and enlightenment.
Will and Ariel Durant, The Lessons of History
(1968)
UNITED STATES HISTORY I
Page Index:
Course
Information
Course Introduction
Colonial and Revolutionary America
The Early
National/Democratic America
Civil War America
COURSE INFORMATION
UP
Syllabus and Course Calendar: Summer 2006
8-Week
Summer Session: June 5-July 28
Guidelines
Research Projects
Biographical Sketch 1
Biographical Sketch 2
Biographical Sketch 3
COURSE INTRODUCTION
UP
Orientation to the Study of History
 How Would You Do?
Skills Analysis Worksheet
Personal Course Objectives
Textbook
Evaluation
A. COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY
AMERICA
(To 1784)
1. History
As An Academic Discipline
UP
Topic
1.1. History: Academic Discipline
Topic 1.2. The
Historian's Toolbox
Topic 1.3. Why Study History?
Discussion 1
2. The Settlement of North America
Topic 2.1.
The
Settlement of North America
Topic 2.2.
Background for Colonization
Topic 2.3.
Motives for British Colonization
Topic 2.4. What Historians Say: Columbus
Discussion 2
3. The English Transplantation
Topic 3.1. The Southern Colonies
Topic 3.2.
The New England Colonies
Topic 3.3. The
Middle Colonies
Discussion 3
4. Society and Culture in Provincial America
UP
Topic 4.1. Colonial Pop., Econ., & Society
Topic 4.2. The
Enlightenment in America
Topic 4.3.
The Great Awakening
Leyrman's Article on the Great Awakening
Discussion 4
5. The Empire Under Strain
Topic
5.1. The Imperial Problem
Topic
5.2. The Western Problem
Topic
5.3. The Problem of Colonial Taxation
Discussion
5
Presentation 1: Colonial and Revolutionary
America
Receive Take-Home Examination 1
6. The American Revolution
Topic 6.1. The
American Revolution
Topic
6.2. War and American Society
Discussion 6: The
American Revolution
Discussion
6
Portfolio 1: The Early Modern Era
B.
EARLY NATIONAL/DEMOCRATIC AMERICA
(1784-1837)
UP
1. Development of a Federal Constitution
Topic 7.1.
Creating Republican Institutions
Topic
7.2. The Constitution of 1787
Topic 7.3. Ratification of the
Constitution
Discussion
7
2. The New Nation
Topic 8.1.
Establishing a New Government
Topic 8.2.
The Political Crisis of the 1790s
Topic 8.3. The
First Party System
Discussion 8
3. The Republicans Take Office
Topic 9.1 The Jeffersonian Presidency
Topic 9.2 Foreign Entanglements &
War of 1812
Topic 9.3 Quest for a Republican Society
Discussion 9:
Republicans Take Office
Discussion
9
4. An Expanding
Economy
Topic 10.1. Economic Development
and Expansion of Markets
Topic 10.2.Changes in Social
Structure
Topic 10.3 Maintaining Balance of
Discussion 10
Presentation 1: Colonial and
Revolutionary America
Receive Take-Home Examination 1
Power
5.
A Democratic Revolution
Topic 11.1.
Rise of Popular Politics
Topic 11.2.
The Jacksonian
Presidency
Topic 11.3. Second Party System
Discussion 11
Portfolio
2: New National/Democratic
America
C. CIVIL
WAR AMERICA (1837-1877)
UP
1. The Reform Impulse in America
Topic 12.1. The Second Great Awakening
Topic
12.2. Efforts to Reform Society
Topic 12.3. The
Women's Movement
Discussion 12
2. Regional Distinctiveness
Topic 13.1. The Industrial North
Topic 13.2. The Agrarian South & Slavery
Discussion
13
3. Westward Expansion
Topic 14.1.
Manifest Destiny
Topic 14.2. The Push to the Pacific
Topic
14.3. The War with Mexico
Discussion 14
4. Sectional Conflict
Topic 15.1. The Compromise of 1850
Topic 15.2.
End of 2nd Party System
Topic 15.3 The Triumph of the Republicans
Discussion 15
5. The Civil War and
Reconstruction
Topic 16.1.
The American Civil War
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Topic 16.2. The Civil
War in Perspective
Sectional Conflict and Compromise
Worksheet (PDF Format)
Section Conflict and Compromise
Worksheet (RTF Format)
Discussion
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Portfolio 3: Civil War America
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