1Class Information SheetSemester: Fall 2004 Instructor: Dr. Wesley SwansonTitle of Course: California History Office: Budd 213Department & Number: History 37 Phone: 954-5163Office Hours: MTWTHF 8:30-9:30Prerequisites: noneCatalog Description: This course is a survey of California history from the period of exploration anddiscovery to the present. Emphasis is on Spanish and Mexican periods, American infiltration and conquest, theGold Rush, statehood, and the formation of government, economic growth and social development. (UC, CSU)Required Texts: The Elusive Eden, Rice, Richard, McGraw Hill. 3rd. ed., and Two Years Before the Mast,Dana, Richard.Objectives of the Course: Through this the course the student will acquire a useful knowledge of the historyof California primarily from the Spanish period to the present. This will involve studying the major economic,cultural, social, and political issues pertinent to the area of study. While achieving these ends the student willacquire familiarity with some representative historical artifacts and documents and understand their importancein developing a historical interpretation.Obligations of the Student: The student must attend class punctually and regularly, if any of the first threeclass meetings are missed, the student will be dropped from the class. Attendance could indirectly affect astudent's grade since there will be some unannounced quizzes and there will be no make up quizzes. Besidesmaintaining good attendance the student must budget adequate time to meet all obligations of the course. Theseinclude weekly written homework, reading assignments, and the participation in classroom discussions. Astudent's written work must be his or her own original non-plagiarized work, plagiarized material will result inno credit for the assignment and the class. The Student has an obligation to respect the opinions of others, becourteous, allow the discussion of disparate views and interpretations, be honest on exams, and not engage indisruptive or inappropriate behavior while in class.Method of Evaluation: 10% quizzes, 10% discussion/participation, 30% midterm, 20% research paper, and30% final exam. There will be absolutely no make up midterm or final exam. The final will be comprehensive.Students with disabilities or other special conditions, which necessitate a special test setting must bring this tothe attention of the instructor as soon as possible so these special needs can be met before a midterm or the finalexam.Exam Dates: There may be a quiz following the completion of every other chapter, the midterm will be theweek of October 14, and the final will be as listed in the schedule of classes. Writing Assignments: Each student will write a 1500 word research paper based entirely on the text TheElusive Eden and selected primary sources. The papers sources must be documented using footnotes as in the“Chicago Style.” Copies of any primary sources used must be submitted in their entirety with the paper. Awriting guide such as A Short Guide to Writing About History, by Richard Marius is recommended. The thesistopic and thesis statement must be approved by the instructor and are due on September 16. The 1500 wordpaper is due November 11. The grades on late papers will be deducted 10% per calendar day.2Course Outline:California History1. The Spanish in Edena. Californians and Their History: Myths and Realitiesb. The Natural Settingc. The Native Peoplesd. Estanislao's Rebellion, 1829e. Spanish California2. Mexican to Americana. The Bear Flag Revoltb. Mexican California, 1821-1848c. Foreign Penetration of Californiad. Dame Shirleye. The New El Dorado3. California in the Uniona. The Thirty-First Stateb. Confrontation at Mussel Sloughc. The Coming of the Railroadd. California's Railway Era4. California and the Nationa. San Francisco's Blind Bossb. The Beginning of Modern Californiac. Progressive California5. California Between the Warsa. Super Sisterb. Prosperity and the Rise of Southern Californiac. The Depression Decade6. World War II and Postwar Expansiona. A Question of Loyaltyb. World War II and the Beginning of a New Erac. Amazing Growth7. The 1960s and Beyonda. Prologues to Violenceb. Dreams Deferredc. Eras of Limitsd. The Delta and the Peripheral Canale. California: Eden or Wasteland?f. California Confronts the new