History 105:(Section 631)
| Instructor: Cherry L. Spruill | ||
| Office: CA 502K | Phone: 274-7105 | (Home phone: 765-497-2734) |
| Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 1:15-2:15; Wednesday 12:15-1:00; and by appointment | ||
| e-mail: cspruill@purdue.edu | ||
Readings:
Alan Brinkley, American History: A Survey, Vol. I: To 1877. 10th ed.
Robert D. Marcus & David Burner, America Firsthand: From Settlement to
Reconstruction, Vol. I. 4th ed.
Thomas Paine, Common Sense
Harriet H. Robinson, Loom and Spindle, or Life Among the Early Mill Girls.
Any additional readings will be provided by the instructor.
Purpose: This course will examine the changing social, cultural, political, and economic scene in the U. S. from the era of English colonization to 1877. We will survey both the accomplishments and the conflicts in America's domestic and international affairs as the English colonies transformed, through revolution, into a united nation, only to be torn apart by civil war. As 1877 came to a close, political reconstruction in the South ended and the U. S. stood on the verge of becoming, within a matter of decades, a world superpower.
Grade Determination: Total Points in this course: 420
Exams: There will be two exams in this course. The first exam will consist
of one essay question and several identifications. The essay and IDs will cover lectures
and text readings assigned in Part I of the course outline. Point value of lst exam:
110 pts.
The second (final) exam will comprise an essay question, identifications and/or matching, and a section of multiple choice questions. The essay and IDs/matching will cover lectures and reading material assigned in Part II of the course outline; the multiple choice questions will be comprehensive. Point value of final exam: 110 pts.
A study guide will be distributed approximately one week before each exam, and review sessions will be he held before each exam if desired.
Tests: There will be four tests in this course, each worth 50 points: Two of the tests will be on lecture material; the other two tests will be on: (1) Thomas Paine's Commom Sense and
(2) Harriet Robinson's Loom and Spindle. Total test points: 200 pts.
Attendance: Three unexcused absences will be permitted. Additional absences will result in a reduction in grade of 2 points per unexcused absence. Note: An attempt will be made to contact each student who misses 3 consecutive classes.
Total Grade Point Breakdown
| A=420-378 | B=377-336 | C=335-294 | D=293-252 | F=251-0 |
COURSE OUTLINE
| PART I: Forging a Nation: 1500-1820 | Brinkley | Sourcebook | |
| Note: Read Common Sense by 9/18 | (Chapter) | (Readings) | |
| Week 1: 8/23 | Introduction to History; European Exploration | 1 | 1, 2, 3 |
| Week 2: 8/28 | E. Exploration; England & its Colonies: Chesapeake, Caribbean | 1, 2 | 4, 5 |
8/30 |
England and its Colonies: New England, Restoration Colonies | 2 | 6, 7, 8 |
| Week 3: 9/04 | **** | 3 | 9, 10, 11 |
9/06 |
Colonial America: Soc/Econ/Religious | 3 | 12, 13, 14, 15 |
| Week 4: 9/11 | Road to Revolution: From Empire to Independence | 4 | 16, 17, 18 |
9/13 |
" " " " " | 4 | 19, 20 |
| Week 5: 9/18 | The American Revolution & its Legacy | 5 | 21 |
9/20 |
Building the New Republic: Confederation and Constitution | 5, 6 | 22 |
| TEST: COMMOM SENSE | |||
| Week 6: 9/25 | The Constitution; Federalists vs. Republicans | 6 | 22 |
9/27 |
Competing Visions: Federalists vs. Republicans | 6 | 22 |
| Week 7: 10/2 | The Jeffersonian Era | 7, 8 | |
10/4 |
Internal Conflicts of Westward Expansion; War with Britain | 7, 8 | 25 |
LECTURE TEST #1 |
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| Week 8: 10/09 | The "Era of Good Feelings"; Nationalism & Sectionalism | 8 | |
10/11 |
EXAM #1 | ||
| Part II: Nationalism, Division, and Reunion: 1820-1877 | |||
| Note: Read Loom and Spindle by 10/30 | |||
| Week 9: 10/16 | Jacksonian America: Politics of the Common Man | 9 | 26,27 |
10/18 |
" " : Indian Removal; Bank Controversy | 9 | 27 |
| Week 10: 10/23 | America's Economic Revolution: Dynamics of Growth | 10 | 30 |
10/25 |
" " " " " " | 10 | 30 |
| Week 11: 10/30 | An American Renaissance: Religion, Romanticism, Reform | 12 | 36, 37 |
11/01 |
" " " " " " | 12 | 34 |
| TEST: LOOM AND SPINDLE | |||
| Week 12: 11/06 | Age of Reforms: Society in Search | 12 | 29, 31, 32 |
11/08 |
The Old South: Cotton, Culture, & the "Peculiar Institution" | 11 | 33, 35 |
| Week 13: 11/13 | Manifest Destiny & Westward Migration | 13 | 28, 29 |
11/15 |
Territorial Conflicts & Crisis of Union | 13 | 23, 24 |
| Week 14: 11/20 | Crisis of Union | 13 | |
11/22 |
Thanksgiving Break | ||
| Week l5: 11/27 | Civil War & Society, 1861-1865 | l4 | 38, 39, 40, 41 |
11/29 |
Reconstruction & Reunion, 1865-1877 | 15 | 42, 43, 44 |
| LECTURE TEST #2 | |||
| Week 16: 12/04 | Reconstruction & Reunion | 15 | 42, 43, 44 |
12/06 |
Catch Up/Review | ||
| Final Exam (Section 631): Wednesday, Dec. 13 10:30 am - 12:30 pm | |||