HISTORY
H105 – UNITED STATES TO 1865
Fall 2001 –
Bodenhamer
Additional Materials - see bottom of syllabus
TEXTS: George Brown Tindall with David E. Shi, America: A Narrative History, Vol. 1
(Brief Fifth Edition)
Edmund S. Morgan, The Puritan Dilemma: The Story of John Winthrop
Joy Day Buel and Richard Buel,
Jr., The Way of Duty: A Woman and Her
Family in Revolutionary America
Stephen B. Oates, The Fires of Jubilee: Nat Turner’s Fierce Rebellion
EXAMS: There will be one (1) midterm and (1) final examination. All exams will consist of essay questions only, as outlined below. Students will furnish an examination book and pen for each exam. Failure to follow this requirement may result in loss of grade for that test.
REQUIRED
ASSIGNMENTS:
Students will read the weekly assignment in Tindall and Shi, America: A Narrative History, prior to each session and be prepared to discuss the material in class.
For each required book, students will prepare an original essay on a question to be announced in class two weeks before the due date. These essays will range from 500 to 1,000 words and must be typewritten and double-spaced. Each essay will count 10 percent of the student’s final grade.
GRADED ASSIGNMENT DUE DATE PERCENT OF GRADE
Morgan, Dilemma September 12 10%
Buel & Buel, Duty October 3 10%
Midterm October 17 30%
Oates, Fires November 7 10%
Final exam December 12 40%
OFFICE: Hours: By appointment
Address: 1200 Waterway Blvd., Suite 100
Indianapolis, 46202
Telephone: 278-2153
Fax: 278-1830
E-mail: intu100@iupui.edu
ATTENDANCE: Students are expected to attend all sessions.
MAKE-UP EXAM: There will be no make-up examinations except for unavoidable absence. In such cases, the student must explain in
writing the reason for the absence. If
the instructor accepts the excuse, the student will take a make-up examination
at an hour and place to be determined by the instructor. There will be no exceptions to
this policy.
CHEATING: Any student who cheats on any test will receive an “F” for the course. Also, plagiarism will result in no credit for the assignment in question. In both instances, the instructor will recommend appropriate disciplinary action by the university.
WITHDRAWAL: Students who wish to drop the class must follow required university procedures. Failure to follow these procedures may result in a grade of “F” for the course.
SCHEDULE OF WEEKLY
TOPICS AND APPROPRIATE READINGS:
Week of Topic Required Reading
in Tindall
Aug. 22 Introduction
Aug. 29 Old World and New Chap. 1 (pp. 9 - 28)
Sept. 5 Puritans and Cavaliers Chap. 1 (29 – 62)
Sept. 12* Colonial Society Chap. 2
Sept. 19 Colonies in the Empire Chap. 3
Sept. 26 The Drive for Independence Chap. 4
Oct. 3 * The American Revolution Chap. 5
Oct. 10 Creating the Nation Chap. 6, 7
Oct. 17 MIDTERM EXAM
Oct. 24 The Early National Republic Chap. 8, 9
Oct. 31 Age of Jackson Chap. 10
Nov. 7* Growth and Reform Chap. 11, 12
Nov. 14 Expansion and War Chap. 13
Nov. 21 NO CLASS (Thanksgiving)
Nov. 28 Slavery and Antislavery Chap. 14
Dec. 5 Crisis of the Union Chap. 15, 16
Dec. 12 FINAL EXAM
* NOTE: Book assignments due.