H105
Instructor: M. H. Little
Office: Cavanaugh Hall, Rm. 503C
Telephone: (317) 274-0098
Email: mlittle@iupui.edu
Introduction
Welcome to H105 American History I. This course is designed as a one semester introduction to the history of the United States. The course is topical within a chronological framework. Emphasis is on the period from the age of exploration to the Civil War, with some class sessions devoted to earlier and later periods as well. Primary attention will be devoted to the political, social and economic development of the early United States. However, the consequences of that development upon the continent's indigenous peoples, Africans and the environment will also be considered. The information contained in this syllabus is tentative and subject to change.
Course Objectives
Course work will involve attending weekly lectures, reading assigned texts and documents, informed discussion of material from lectures, reading assignments, completing two 3-5 page book review essays (not counting cover or endnotes pages), and a midterm and final examination. Regular and prompt attendance as well as active participation at all class sessions is absolutely essential for successful completion of the course. Students will be graded on: (a) attendance--15%; (b) participation--15%; (c) written assignments-30%; and (d) examinations--40%. For a more detailed explanation of the objectives of this course as they relate to IUPUI's Principles of Undergraduate Learning, please consult the link below.
Academic Dishonesty
It should be
noted that any form of academic dishonesty committed in the course will not be tolerated. This includes obvious types of dishonesty such
cheating on examinations and plagiarism as well as submitting the same paper for credit in
two different courses. Any student who is
found guilty of such criminal behavior by the instructor will be awarded an F for the
course as well as having his/her dishonesty recorded as a permanent part of his/her
student record. For a more detailed
explanation of the different types of academic dishonesty, please consult the IUPUI
Student Responsibilities and the Student Rights and
Responsibilities handbooks.
at Barnes & Noble.com.
Carol Berkin et al. Making America, Vol. I, 3rd edition
John Hollitz, Thinking Through the Past, Vol. I, 2nd. edition
John P. Parker et al. His Promised Land
Carol Sheriff. The Artificial River
Weekly class meetings are as follows:
Week of:
Aug. 19th - Introduction to the course
Welcome
Purpose of course
Objectives of course
Click here for information about IUPUI's Principles of Undergraduate Learning
Aug.. 26th - The Atlantic World
Lecture: The New World Before Columbus
Reading: Berkin, pp. 3-31; Hollitz, pp. 9-20
Click here for Chapter 1 review questions
Sept. 2nd - The European Conquest and Settlement of the
Americas
Lecture: European Expansion, Africa and the New World
Reading: Berkin, pp. 33-55; Hollitz, pp. 22-37
Click here for Chapter 2 review questions
Sept. 9th - The Devlopment of the English Mainland
Colonies
Lecture: The English Colonies: A Social Portrait
Reading: Berkin, pp. 57-113; Hollitz, pp. 39-56
Click here for Chapter 3 & 4 review questions
Sept. 16th - From Revolt to Revolution
Lecture: The Road to Revolution
Reading: Berkin, pp. 115-145; Hollitz, pp. 58-74
Click here for info about the Declaration of Independence
Click here for Chapter 5 review questions
Sept. 23rd - The American Revolution
Lecture: The American Revolution--Comparisons & Contrasts
Reading: Berkin, pp. 147-175; Hollitz, pp. 58-74
Click here for Chapter 6 review questions
Sept. 30th - From Revolution to Nationhood
Lecture: The Constitutional Convention
Reading: Berkin, pp. 179-209; Hollitz, pp. 76-92
Click here for Chapter 7 review questions
Click here for a brief overview of the Constitutional Convention delegates
Oct. 7th - Review and Midterm Examination
Oct. 14th - Life in the Early
Republic
Lecture: The Origins of the American Party System
Reading: Berkin, pp. 211-239
Click here for Chapter 8 review questions
Oct. 21st - Territorial Expansion,
Conflict and War
Lecture: The Louisiana Purchse and the War of 1812
Reading: Berkin, pp. 241-269; Hollitz, pp. 94-109
Click here for Chapter 9 review questions
Oct. 28th - Political Change in the New
Nation
Lecture: Andrew Jackson and Mass Politics
Reading: Berkin, pp. 271-301; Hollitz, pp. 155-180
Click here for Chapter 10 review questions
Nov. 4th - Social,
Intellectual and Economic Transformation in the New Nation
Lecture: Manufacturing, Transportation and Markets
Reading: Berkin, pp. 303-361; Hollitz, pp. 111-128; Sheriff, all
Sheriff review due in-class Wednesday, November 6th
Click here for instructions on writing a book review
Click here for Chapter 11&12 review questions
Nov. 11th - Westward Expansion and
Manifest Destiny
Lecture: The American Frontier in Popular Myth and Historical Reality
Reading: Berkin, pp. 363-393; Hollitz, pp.129-153
Click here for Chapter 13 review questions
Nov. 18th - Slavery and Sectionalism
Lecture: Slavery in the Ante-bellum South and Northern Abolitionism
Reading: Berkin, pp. 395-425; Hollitz, pp. 182-203, 205-227; Parker, all
Parker review due Wednesday November 20th
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instructions on writing a book review
Click here for Chapter 14 review questions
Nov. 22nd - Thanksgiving Recess--No Classes
Dec. 2nd - The Civil War
Lecture: The Civil War and Its Aftermath in Comparative Perspective
Reading: Berkin, pp. 427-464; Hollitz, pp. 229-257
Click here for text of the Emancipation Proclamation
Click here for Chapter 15 review questions
Dec. 9th - Classes
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Final Examination Wednesday, Dec. 11, 10:30 A.M.. - 12:30 P.M. CA 215