Spring 2006History H105, Colonial Period to 1865Business/SPEA 2000, Mon. & Wed., 1:30-2:45, Three CreditsSections 20117 and 20118 (Section 20118 is also a Critical Inquiry Section.)Professor: Philip ScarpinoOffice: 532 CavanaughPhone: 274-5983Email: [email protected] (NOTE: THE BEST WAY TO REACH ME IS ON“REGULAR” EMAIL, AS OPPOSED TO ONCOURSE EMAIL.)Office Hours: Monday, 3:00-4:15; Wednesday, 12:00-1:00; & by appt.TA: Melinda WeaverOffice: 540 CavanaughPhone: 274-2571Email: [email protected] Hours: Monday & Wednesday, 11:00-1:00, & by appt.NOTE: The best way to reach me is by email, “regular” or Oncourse.History 105 is a survey of American history that covers the Colonial Period to the end of theCivil War (1865). Through lectures, readings, and class discussions, we will examine anumber of broad areas of American history, including the voluntary and involuntarymigration of Europeans and Africans to the New World, their encounters with NativeAmericans, their interaction with the environment, the process whereby Europeans andAfricans became Americans, and the evolution of a distinctly American society and nation. We will focus our attention on the lives of ordinary men and women, as well as those ofprominent political and military leaders.The “Principles of Undergraduate Learning” reflect the University’s commitment to keyelements of a quality education. You can find these “Principles” posted on the Departmentof History’s Home Page: http://www.iupui.edu/~history/ . There are a number ways in whichthis class embodies the educational goals and expected outcomes articulated in the“Principles”:We will emphasize the development of analytical ability and of reading and writing skills,rather than just the memorization of facts. Nonetheless, there is a body of factual materialthat we will expect students to master. Exams will have a significant essay component. Wewill consider the ways in which human beings have shaped and reshaped their surroundingenvironment by acting upon the attitudes and values embedded in their cultures. The classwill look at the interplay between various racial, ethnic, and cultural groups. We hope thatyou will discover that the choices that people made, the ethical dilemmas with which theywrestled, the values upon which they acted, the institutions that they created, the conflicts inwhich they engaged, and the actions that they took or failed to take are not only products ofthe past, but also have contributed to shaping the world in which you live. (See also:Goals, Expectations, and Outcomes, at the end of this syllabus.)2The following books are required for this class:1. Mary Beth Norton, et al, A People and a Nation, Vol. One, 7th edition. ISBN, 0-618-39176-2.2. Timothy Silver, A New Face on the Countryside: Indians, Colonists, and Slaves in theSouth Atlantic Forests, 1500-1800. ISBN, 0-521-38739-6.3. L. Jesse Lemisch, editor, Benjamin Franklin: The Autobiography and Other Writings.ISBN, 0451528107.4. Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave. ISBN, 0-8071-0150-8.NOTE: ALL EDITIONS ARE PAPER BACK. I INCLUDED THE ISBN NUMBERS IN CASEYOU BUY THE BOOKS ONLINE OR SOMEPLACE OTHER THAN IUPUI’S BOOKSTORE. BE SURE THAT YOU GET THE SAME EDITIONS WE ARE USING, SO THAT PAGENUMBERS WILL MATCH THOSE IN THE STUDY QUESTIONS WE WILL DISTRIBUTE.Tentative Exam Schedule ( i.e., we may push exams and quizzes ahead if we believe theclass is not ready):First Exam February 21 30 percentSecond Exam April 4 30 percentFinal May 2 (Wed.) 30 percent (1:00-3:00 pm)Readings Quizzes* 10 percent(See Reading Assignments) *We will count the two highest of three quiz scores.Testing procedures:About one week before each scheduled exam, we will place four or five essay questions onOncourse, http://www.iupui.edu/ (click on Oncourse in the lower left corner and followprompts). Two of these questions will be on the exam, and you will be required to answerone of them. Both of us will schedule extra office hours before each test, and we invite youto take advantage of those hours or to make and appointment.Class Policies:1. Attendance. The university and the School of Liberal Arts now require thatinstructors take attendance and that they report the names of students who stopattending class but who have not officially withdrawn. Our policy on attendancehas two parts: (1) We will take attendance; (2) we will subtract 2 points fromyour final grade average for every unexcused absence over 4. Excusedabsences require documentation.32. Classroom Courtesy: Please arrive on time. If you need to be late or leave early,please come in quietly and sit at the back. Please do not talk or engage inactivities, that will diminish the opportunity for other students to listen andparticipate in class.3. Cell Phones and Pagers: Turn off cell phones and pagers prior to the beginning ofclass. If you need to maintain contact with children (or some other emergencysituation), put your cell phone on vibrate. Absolutely no cell phones or pagers maybe out in your view during tests or quizzes. If you need to be in contact withsomeone during a test or quiz, work that out with us in advance.4. Grading. We will be very reluctant to give a grade of Incomplete (I). We willassign Incompletes only to students who have successfully completed most of the course work and who have been prevented by significant and unanticipatedcircumstances from finishing all of their assignments. WE USE A GRADINGSCALE THAT COUNTS HEAVILY FOR IMPROVEMENT.5. Office hours. If you have questions or problems related to this class, we inviteyou to take advantage of our office hours or make an appointment.6. Cheating and Plagiarism. Our policy on cheating and plagiarism is to assign azero to the work in question. Plagiarism is the act of stealing the ideas orwritings of someone else and using them as your own. You plagiarize if youcopy directly what someone else has written without quotations and propercitations. You also plagiarize if you paraphrase someone else's writings toavoid using quotations and citations, or if you use someone else's ideas orfactual information without attribution. For further information, see: UniversityBulletin, 2004-2006, pp. 15, 36-37. For information on cheating and plagiarismand IUPUI’s policies on