H105
AMERICAN HISTORY I
FALL 2005
Professor Ed Krzemienski
CA 243C
Office phone: 274-8308
Office Hours: Tuesdays and
Thursdays,
Roberta A. Divine,
et al,
Benjamin
Franklin, Autobiography
Frederick
Douglass, Narrative of the Life of
Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself
Week One (August 24-25) Introduction to the Course
Week Two (August 29-September 1) Discovery and Exploration
Colonization of
Colonization of
Week Three (September 6-8) Dutch
Colonization of
Indian and
European Settlement in
African Migration and Slavery
Week Four (September 12-15) Colonial Politics and Social Conditions
Religion and Colonial Society, 1660-1760
Colonial Wars and
British Conquest of
Week Five (September 19-22) EXAMINATION NUMBER ONE
Required
Coming of the American Revolution I
Coming of the American Revolution II
Week Six (September 26-29) Coming of the American Revolution III (1769-75)
Revolutionary War
Social and Cultural Consequences of the American Revolution
Week Seven (October 3-6) Political Aftermath of the American Revolution
The New Constitution and New Government
Party Rivalry and
Week Eight (October 10-13)
Administrations of Jefferson and Madison
Technology and
Economic Change in the
Week Nine (October 17-20) Westward Expansion, 1770-1830
American Political Scene, 1825-29
Week Ten (October 24-27) EXAMINATION NUMBER TWO
Required
Growing Anxieties of the South and Sectional Conflict
Week Eleven (October 31—boo!— -November 3) Martin Van Buren and the Second Party System
The Reform Spirit of the 1830s and 1840s
Reform Movements of the 1830s and 1840s
Week Twelve (November 7-10) Reform Movements, 1830-1860
The Growing Conflict over Slavery
Sectional Extremists
Week Thirteen (November 21-22) Disunion
Civil War I
Week Fourteen (November 28-December 1) Civil War II
Civil War III
Defeat of the South
Week Fifteen (December 5-8) Rollover and Catch-Up
Finals Week FINAL
EXAMINATION
Required
Douglass, entire
This syllabus is
subject to change.
Class Policies:
1. Attendance.
The university and the
2.
Classroom Courtesy:
Please arrive on time. If you need to be late or leave early, please come in quietly and
sit at the back. Turn off cell
phones and pagers prior to the beginning of class. If you need to maintain contact with children
(or some other emergency contact), put your cell phone on vibrate. Absolutely no cell phones or pagers may be
out in your view during tests or quizzes.
3. Grading. I will be very reluctant to give a grade of
Incomplete (I). I will assign
Incompletes only to students who have successfully completed most of the course work
and who have been prevented by significant and unanticipated circumstances from
finishing all of their assignments. I
USE A GRADING SCALE THAT COUNTS HEAVILY FOR IMPROVEMENT.
4. Cheating
and Plagiarism. Our policy on
cheating and plagiarism is to assign a zero to the work in question. Plagiarism is the act of stealing the ideas
or writings of someone else and using them as your own. You plagiarize if you copy directly what
someone else has written without quotations and proper citations. You also plagiarize if you paraphrase someone
else's writings to avoid using quotations and citations, or if you use someone
else's ideas or factual information without attribution. For further information, see: University
Bulletin, 2004-2006, pp. 15, 36-37.
For information on cheating and plagiarism and IUPUI’s policies on
academic misconduct, please see: http://registrar.iupui.edu. (Click on “Students”; look under “Other”;
and click on “Dealing with Student Academic Misconduct.”)
6. Use
of Voice Mail and Email. I have
twenty-four hour voice mail and email.
You are most welcome to use either.
Please note: If you leave a phone message, speak slowly,
provide a number where you can be reached, state when you will be at that
number, and I will try twice to return your call. Also
note: If you miss an exam or a quiz
or an appointment, it is your responsibility to contact me and reschedule. Simply leaving a message for me to get back
to you does not absolve you of that responsibility.