United States History I Syllabus for 2013-2014
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Instructor
Brian Farmer (Curriculum Vitae)Phone
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Dutton Hall 202KOffice Hours
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Course
HIST-1301-011 United States History I
Prerequisites
RDNG 0331-minimum grade of C or a score on a state-approved test indicating college-level reading skills
Course Description
A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural and intellectual history of the United States from the pre-Columbian era to the Civil War/Reconstruction period. United States History I includes the study of pre-Columbian, colonial, revolutionary, early national, slavery and sectionalism, and the Civil War/Reconstruction eras. Themes that may be addressed in United States History I include: American settlement and diversity, American culture, religion, civil and human rights, technological change, economic change, immigration and migration, and creation of the federal government.
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Hours
(3 sem hrs; 3 lec)
Class Type
Dual Credit Course
Syllabus Information
Textbooks
\ Farmer et al. Foundations of American History Volume I--To 1877. 10th Edition. Redding, CA: BVT Publishing, 2011.
\\ Farmer, Brian R. ed. Retrieving the American Past. Amarillo College Reader: American History Volume I. Boston, MA: Pearson Learning, 2012.
Supplies
\ Paper, pens, #2 pencils and scantrons for tests. Access to a computer and internet.
Student Performance
\ After studying the material presented in this course, the student will be able to:
\\ 1. Create an argument through the use of historical evidence.
\\ 2. Analyze and interpret primary and secondary sources.
\\ 3. Analyze the effects of historical, social, political, economic, cultural, and global forces on this period of United States history.
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Expected Student Behavior
\ Students are expected to follow all Amarillo College and high school policies and procedures.
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\\ Academic dishonesty:
\\ Cheating in any form will not be tolerated. Some collaboration with other students on projects is acceptable; however, students must do their own work. Papers which bear a striking resemblance to the work of other students will not be accepted. If the instructor determines that a student is not responsible for his/her work, no credit will be given for the assignment.
Grading Criteria
\ Course requirements/grading:
\\ Exams. There will be four major examinations during the semester including a final exam on Monday, December 2. Students may drop the lowest grade on one exam other than the final. Students may not drop the final exam. Exams will be multiple choice and cover both the readings and the lectures.
\\ Makeup Exams. There are no makeup exams without prearrangement with the instructor. If a student misses an exam, that exam automatically becomes the one that the student must drop. If the student misses a second exam, then the student must arrange with the instructor to take an essay makeup exam.
\\ Las VegasOption. On exam #3 only, if a student has achieved a minimum grade of 70 on each of the first two exams, he/she may attempt to answer all 50 of the questions on the third exam incorrectly. If a student is able to incorrectly answer all 50 questions on this exam, then a grade of 100% will be entered for this exam in the gradebook. All questions must be answered and no questions may have more than one answer. If a student is unfortunate enough to exercise this option and answer at least one question correctly, then the Las Vegas Option exam becomes the exam which the student is allowed to drop.
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\\ Synopsis of Grading
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| \ Final Exam score plus highest two others | \\ 100% | \
| \ Total | \\ 100% | \
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\\ Academic dishonesty:
\\ Cheating in any form will not be tolerated. Some collaboration with other students on projects is acceptable; however, students must do their own work. Papers which bear a striking resemblance to the work of other students will not be accepted. If the instructor determines that a student is not responsible for his/her work, no credit will be given for the assignment.
Attendance
\ Amarillo College Attendance Policy. Regular attendance is necessary for satisfactory achievement. Therfore, it is the responsibility of the student to attend class.
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Calendar
\ Tentative schedule and reading assignments.
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\\ Before Monday, 9/16, Students Should:
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\\ Read Farmer et al., American History Chapters 1-4
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\\ In Retrieving the American Past:
\\ Read Christopher Columbus, “The Journal of Christopher Columbus,” pp. 1-6
\\ Read Acosta, Jose, “The Columbian Exchange and Ecological Change,” pp.7-10
\\ Read Smith, Captain John, “First Encounters with Native Americans,” pp. 11-12
\\ Read Hariot, Thomas, “Brief and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia,” pp. 13-14
\\ Read “Chief Powhatan’s Speech to Captain John Smith” pp.15-18
\\ Read “The Trial of Puritan Dissenter Anne Hutchinson,” pp. 19-24.
\\ Read Ward, Nathaniel, “A Puritan Justifies Intolerance,” pp. 25-26
\\ ead “The Salem Witch Trials: The Case Against Bridget Bishop,” pp.27-32
\\ Read Mather, Increase, “Bringing the Salem Witch Trials to an End,” pp.33-36
\\ Read Cole, Nathan. “George Whitefield Comes to Middletown,” pp.37-40.
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\\ Exam #1 Monday, September 16
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\\ Before Monday, October 14, Students Should:
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\\ Read Farmer et al., American History Chapters 5-8
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\\ In Retrieving the American Past:
\\ Read The Declaration of Independence, pp.41-44.
\\ Read Adams, John, “Property and the Right to Vote,” pp.45-48
\\ Read Lydekker, John Wolfe. “A Loyalist Perspective on the American Revolution,” pp.49-50
\\ Read “Attrocity and Counter-atrocity on the Carolina Frontier,” pp.51-54
\\ Read Bowdoin and Gray, “Conflicting Responses to Shays’ Rebellion,” pp.55-60
\\ Read Bryan, Samuel, “An Anti-Federalist Critique of the Constitution,” pp.61-62
\\ Read “Differing Perspectives on the Whiskey Rebellion,” pp.63-68
\\ Read Marbury v. Madison 1803, pp.69-74
\\ Read Lewis and Clark, “The Trek Across the Continent,” pp.75-78
\\ Read Madison, James, “President Madison Asks Congress to Declare War,” pp.79-82
\\ Read McCulloch v. Maryland, pp.83-86.
\\ Read “The Monroe Doctrine” pp.87-90
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\\ Exam #2 Monday, October 14
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\\ Before Monday, November 11, Students Should:
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\\ Read Farmer et al., Foundations of American History Chapters 9-12
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\\ In Retrieving the American Past:
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\\ Read Noble, Harriet, “Women on the Frontier: Journey to the Old Northwest,” pp.91-94
\\ Read “Factory Regulations at the Dawn of the Industrial Age in America,” pp.95-96
\\ Read Seid, Omar ibn, “From Autobiography of Omar ibn Seid,” pp.97-100
\\ Read Tocqueville, Alexis, “Democracy in America,” pp.101-102
\\ Read Jackson, Andrew, “The Bank Veto,” pp.103-106
\\ Read Jackson, Andrew, “Cherokee Removal as Benevolent Policy,” pp.107-112
\\ Read “Memorial and Protest of the Cherokee Nation,” pp.113-118.
\\ Read Clay, Henry, “The Whig Response to Jackson,” pp.119-122
\\ Read Floyd, John, “A Virginia State Offical Explains Nat Turner’s Revolt,” pp.123-126
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\\ Exam #3 Monday, 11/11: Bring Scantron and #2 Pencil
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\\ Last Day to Drop, Wednesday, 11/20
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\\ Before Monday, December 2, Students Should:
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\\ Read Farmer et al. American History Chapters 12-15
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\\ In Retrieving the American Past:
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\\ Read Pena, Jose Enrique, “Excerpts from With Santa Anna in Texas,” pp.127-130
\\ Read Grimke, Sarah, “Sarah Grimke Challenges the Clergy,” pp.131-133
\\ Read Weld, Theodore, “American Slavery as It Is,” pp.135-139
\\ Read Kemble, Frances Anne, “Women in Slavery,” pp.139-142
\\ Read Lane, Lunsford, “Religion as a Bulwark of Slavery,” pp.143-144
\\ Read O’Sullivan, John L., “Manifest Destiny,” pp.145-148
\\ Read “The Expansion of Slavery Justified,” pp.149-150
\\ Read Lincoln, Abraham, “A Challenge to Polk’s Justification for War,” pp.151-152
\\ Read “The Dred Scott Decision” pp.163-168
\\ Read Lincoln, Abraham, “The Lincoln-Douglas Debates,” pp.169-174
\\ Read The Confederate Constitution, pp.175-178
\\ Read Poague, William Thomas, “Letter from a Confederate Soldier,” pp.179-182.
\\ Read Campbell, John Quincy Adams, “Diary of a Union Soldier,” pp.183-186
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\\ Final Exam Monday, December 2.
Additional Information
\ The Instructor reserves the right to change the syllabus and/or calendar if necessary.
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