HIST 111 D U.S. History To 1877
1:00 2:15 PM TR
HC 307 Washburn University
Instructor Dr. Nicholas A. Krehbiel
Office Henderson 311P
Office Hours TT, 9:00-11:00 AM, 2:30-3:30 PM
E-mail nicholas.krehbiel@washburn.edu (preferred method if I am not in my office)
Office Phone 670-2061
***My office door is always open (in a figurative sense). Knock if the door is shut. I am more than willing to meet with students to discuss matters pertaining to the course, or other general pontifications that may be on your mind. Unfortunately, I live in Manhattan and I will be on campus on only the rarest of days on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday. I strongly suggest that if you cannot meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays, that you send me an email to answer any questions that you may have. Do not in any way feel as though you are inconveniencing me. I am here to help you succeed in this course.***
***This syllabus contains the course policies and requirements for the upcoming semester. Your continued enrollment in this course after the first day of class signifies your understanding and acceptance of these policies and requirements. Please pay close attention to them.***
Course Goals U.S. History Since 1877 will introduce students to the dynamics involved in the progression of the history of the United States from the era of Pre-Columbian Peoples to the end of Reconstruction. Students will learn to interpret various forms of primary documents (pictures, music, documents, etc.) that will be posted to K-State Online or read in Eric Foners Voices of Freedom. Additionally, students will develop writing skills with three in-class essays as a part of the tests. Furthermore, students will be able to analyze themes in the books New Worlds for All, Founding Brothers, and What They Fought For. Some of the themes visited this semester include, but are not limited to ..
Cross cultural exchanges, the growth and maturation of the British colonies, the role of imperialism, themes surrounding the American Revolution, economic changes, political history, social history, religious history, slavery, history of marginalized groups, military history (particularly during the Revolution and the Civil War), and themes surrounding the Civil War and Reconstruction.
There will be three overarching themes this semester. The first is globalization and American History. American History does not occur in a vacuum of North American events. Throughout the course of this semester, you will see how world events played a significant role in the progression of American History and how the history of the United States affected the world around it. Secondly, American History reveals how and why certain groups and institutions evolved as they did, reaching to the present. In short, we will examine why we are the way we are today. Finally, the ideology of freedom and what it means for different groups will be explored using Foners Voices of Freedom. From the early European settlements on the shores of the Atlantic, to the struggles for Indians, women, and slaves to earn freedom and equality, and the Civil Rights Movement and the recent dynamics of race, gender, and class relations in the United States, it is clear that freedom and equality is a central ideology to Americans. What the term freedom specifically means is a question we will explore throughout this semester.
Texts
Main Text Henretta, James, et al. America: A Concise History. Volume I: To 1877. Fourth Edition. New York: Bedford/St. Martins, 2010.
Calloway, Colin. New Worlds for All: Indians, Europeans, and the Remaking of Early America. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998.
Ellis, Joseph. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation. New York: Vintage, 2002.
Foner, Eric. Voices of Freedom: A Documentary History. Volume I. Second Edition. New York: W.W. Norton, 2008.
McPherson, James. What They Fought For: 1861-1865. New York: Anchor, 1994.
Course Requirements and Guidelines
Readings Students will be responsible for all material in the textbook as assigned. If a chapter is named in the assignment, you are responsible for all the material unless otherwise specified. The readings in Voices of Freedom are required to be completed by the class period in which they are specified. We will discuss them in class and you will be tested over them. New Worlds for All, Founding Brothers, and What They Fought For are the other outside readings. Again, they will be due on the date specified and there will be a 25 point quiz over each book. More details will come later in the semester. There will also be 5 quizzes over your weekly reading, totaling 25 points. They will be given on Fridays and will cover either Henretta or Foner. All material in America: A Concise History, Voices of Freedom, New Worlds for All, Founding Brothers, and What They Fought For are fair game for the exams when pertinent.
Attendance Show up to class! Although I do not technically take attendance, the reading quizzes are easy points and serve as an attendance check. You are now in college and it is your responsibility to attend class and be fully prepared, not mine. Just showing up is not enough either. I expect you to pay attention and participate when relevant. Please do not read a newspaper or magazine, work on other assignments, talk to your neighbor, text on your cell phone (or answer it if it rings!), start your daily yoga exercises, or contemplate the great celestial questions like, Is Kansas City ever going to have a winning Major League Baseball team again? If you have a question, please ask me. I love to create a dialogue in a classroom. Any questions relevant to the material being presented are welcomed and encouraged.
Class Protocol The foundation for our classroom time will be lectures and discussions. As digital technology has become more integral to modern education, class time will also include visual aids and electronic means of delivering information. I also understand the desire of many students to use laptop computers to take notes during class. I have no problem with this provided that students use their computers for educational purposes. If the use of computers during class time is abused (such as instant messaging, surfing the internet, checking email, or playing World of Warcraft) or it impedes classroom discussion, I will require that all notes be taken by hand. Please do not misuse the wonderful opportunities that technology in the classroom has provided for all of us.
Grading
Course Breakdown There will be a total of 400 points in this class. The breakdown will be as follows:
New Worlds for All quiz 25 pts.
First Exam 100 pts.
Founding Brothers quiz 25 pts.
Second Exam 100 pts.
What They Fought For quiz 25 pts.
Final Exam 100 pts.
Weekly Reading Quizzes 5 @ 5 pts. each = 25 pts.
Grades The final grades will be determined from percentages based on the following scale:
90-100% = A
80-89% = B
70-79% = C
60-69% = D
59% and below = F
Final Exam
Tuesday, December 8 @ 1:30 PM in Henderson 307
Other Important Information
Rarely do I grant extensions on assignments or give incompletes for courses. That said, if there are circumstances that require either extensions or incompletes, let me know and we will see what can be done.
You may ONLY miss exams and scheduled quizzes if you are going to a university function in which you are participating. Leaving early for vacation, missing class b/c you have to make it back home for lunch with a high school buddy, and being gone to get choice seats in Denver for the Chiefs/Broncos game are not legitimate excuses for missing class. That said, I will work with you for family emergencies/tragedies and dire sickness. If you miss a class in which a quiz or exam is given. You have one week to make it up and in the case of the quizzes, it will be a different format from what the rest of the class took. Trust me, it is much easier to complete the requirements if you are in class.
The in-class essays will be administered through Blue Books and Scantron. By August 27, every member of the class must turn in three (3), four-leaf, eight-page Blue Books to me. They must be completely unmarked no names or markings of any kind. If you do not hand in Blue Books on time, you will be forced to show me your Blue Books after the test has been handed out on test-day, precluding you from having enough time to complete the test. The Blue Books will be stamped with my own personal mark, so only books approved by me can be used on the test. Blue Books without my personal stamp will result in 0/20 points on the essay portion of the exam. I will have a list of who has turned in books, so student drops will not provide any leeway. You must turn these in and you may do so up until August 27.
One last note about the exams and it pertains to the final. There is large window for the exam to be given, but I do not give a cumulative final. You will have 75 minutes to complete the exam on the first two exams, and the same will pertain for the final. The exam begins at the time on the schedule and will be collected after 75 minutes. Late arrivals will not be given extra time to complete the final.
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Course Schedule
Week 1
August 18, 20
Introduction and Pre-Columbian Cultures
Text: Ch 1
pgs. 2-14
Week 2
August 25, 27 - Blue Books Thursday,
August 27!!
Early Cross-Cultural Exchanges and Colonization
Readings:
Foner, #1, 2, 3
Text: Ch. 2
pgs. 14-43
Week 3 Sep.
1, 3
Early Colonial America The Chesapeake
Readings:
Foner, #7, 8, 9
Text: Ch. 2
pgs. 43-52
Week 4 Sep.
8, 10 - Reading Quiz on Thursday!!!
Early Colonial America Northern Colonies
Readings:
Calloway, New Worlds for All
Text: Ch. 2
pgs. 52-65
Week 5 Sep.
15, 17
Maturation of the Colonies and Imperial Britain
Readings:
Foner, #15, 16, 21, 22
Text: Ch. 3
Week 6 Sep.
22, 24
The British Empire and the Coming of the Revolution
Readings:
Foner, #27, 30 (For Tuesday)
Text: Ch. 4
First Exam September 24!!!!
Week 7 Sep.
29, October 1
The American Revolution
Readings:
Foner, #31, 35, 38, 39
Text: Chs.
5-6
Week 8 Oct.
6 No
Class Thursday October 8 Fall Break : Reading Quiz on Tuesday!!!!
Forging a New Nation
Readings:
Ellis, Founding Brothers
Text: Ch. 7
Week 9 Oct.
13, 15
Expansion and the Emerging Nation
Readings:
Foner, #48, 50, 51
Text: Ch. 8-9
Week 10
Oct. 20, 22
Conflict and Coming of Age
Readings:
Foner, #52, 55, 56
Text: Ch. 10
Week 11
Oct. 27, 29
The Age of Jackson
Readings:
Foner, # 62, 63 (For Tuesday)
Text: Ch. 11
Second Exam - October 29!!!!
Week 12 November 3, 5
The Emerging Sectionalism
Readings:
Foner, #64, 67, 77, 78
Text: Ch. 12
Week 13
Nov. 10, 12
The Impending Crisis
Readings:
Foner, #70, 81, 82, 83, 84
Text: Ch. 13
Week 14
Nov. 17, 19 - Reading Quiz on Thursday!!!
The Civil War
Readings:
McPherson, What They Fought For
Foner, #85,
87
Text: Ch. 14
Week 15
Nov. 24 No Class Nov. 26, Thanksgiving
Holiday
The Legacy of the Civil War
Week 16
December 1, 3
Reconstruction
Readings:
Foner, #92, 93, 94, 97
Text: Ch. 15
Final Exam Tuesday, December
8 @ 1:30 PM in Henderson 307
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