HISTORY H105 – UNITED STATES TO  1865

Fall 2003 – Bodenhamer

http://www.iupui.edu/~history/fall2003/h105c359.htm

 

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 16                                    10%

Buel & Buel, Duty                                   October 7                                         10%

Midterm                                                 October 21                                       30%

Oates, Fires                                            November 11                                    10%

Final exam                                               December 9                                      40%

 

OFFICE:         Hours: By appointment

                        Address:  1200 Waterway Blvd., Suite 100

                                         Indianapolis, 46202

                        Telephone: 278-2153        Fax:  278-1830

                        E-mail: intu100@iupui.edu

 

 

COURSE POLICIES

 

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. 26                        Introduction                                         

Sept. 2                         Old World and New                             Chap. 1 (pp. 9 - 28)

Sept. 9                         Puritans and Cavaliers                           Chap. 1 (29 – 62)

Sept. 16*                     Colonial Society                                   Chap. 2

Sept. 23                       Colonies in the Empire              Chap. 3

Sept. 30                       The Drive for Independence                  Chap. 4

Oct.  7 *                      The American Revolution                      Chap. 5

Oct. 14                        Creating the Nation                               Chap. 6, 7

Oct. 21                        MIDTERM EXAM

Oct. 28                        The Early National Republic                  Chap. 8, 9

Nov. 4                         Age of Jackson                         Chap. 10

Nov. 11*                     Growth and Reform                              Chap. 11, 12

Nov. 18                       Expansion and War                              Chap. 13

Nov. 25                       Slavery and Antislavery             Chap. 14

Dec. 2                          Crisis of the Union                                Chap. 15, 16

Dec. 9                          FINAL EXAM

 

*  NOTE:  Book assignments due.

 

 

PRINCIPLES OF UNDERGRADUATE LEARNING

 

 

 

The Principles of Undergraduate Learning reflect the University’s commitment to key elements of a quality education.  You can find these Principles posted on the Department of History’s Home Page: www.iupui.edu/~history/principlesundergradlearning.htm. This class embodies the Principles by embracing the following educational goals and expected outcomes:

·        We will develop an informed perspective on the American past and understand its implications for our present and future.

·        We will explore an analytical framework for understanding the ways in which men and women have shaped their environment by acting upon the attitudes and values embedded in their culture.

·        We will read and write critically about important ethical issues in our history and culture.

·        We will examine the interplay among different ethnic, racial, and cultural groups and consider the ways in which this interaction influences the way we live.

·        We will use oral and written communication to comprehend, synthesize, and interpret information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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