Classes meet on 31 May through 30 June 2011, MTWT. COURSE SYLLABUS COURSE TITLE: Hist 1301: The History of the United States to 1877. INSTRUCTOR: Dr. R.M. Carden Office: Social Science Department SPC, AD146B, Phone 894-9611, ext. 2460. Office Hours: 1-4 PM MTWRF and appointment. Internet: [email protected] TEXT: Recommended reading: Tindall and Shi, VOL. 1, 6th edition, America: A Narrative History, and guides I shall provide online. ONLINE: Go to Blackboard in the upper right of SPC’s main page, click on it and follow the instructions. COURSE FOCUS: First, was the Revolution of 1776 due solely to the idea of "no taxation without representation"? Second, what were the factors and characteristics of a partially democratic society from 1784 to 1848? Third, what were the causes and results of the Civil War Era, 1848-1877? CALENDAR: UNIT 1: What were the Causes and Results of the Revolution, 1453-1783? Read Tindall and Shi, Chapter 1, pp. 16-22, 24-37.Chapter 3, pp. 126 (Religion) to 133, pp. 141-148, Chapter 5, pp. 189-218 (Grenville & Stamp Act to end of the Revolutionary War). HOMEWORK 1: Kezerian's "How Puritanical were the Puritans?"Thurs. 9 June 2011. TEST ESSAY: "1776: Was Unjust Taxation the Issue?" Test 1:Tuesday 14 June 2011. UNIT 2: What Created a Partial Democracy from 1784 to 1848? Read Tindall and Shi, Chapter 278, pp. 279 and Chapter 8, pp. 302-312, Chapter 10, pp. 399-406 and Chapter 11, pp. 415-441. HOMEWORK: Kezerian #16:"The Frontier in American History." Monday 20 June 2011. TEST ESSAY 2: Kezerian"s "Alexander Hamilton…". Test 2: Thursday 23 June 2011. UNIT 3: What were the Causes & Results of the Civil War Era, 1848-1877? Read Tindall & Shi, Chapter 14, pp. 554-567 , Chapter 16, pp. 612 -653, Chapter 18, pp. 752-756. HOMEWORK 3: Kezerian's " ...Black Experience under Slavery…" Monday 27 June 2011. TEST ESSAY 3: FINAL: ”Why Does Lincoln Deserve His Heroic Rank?" Test 3: During Final Examination Time: Thursday 30 June 2011. ATTENDANCE: I shall take attendance at the BEGINNING of every class period. Please be punctual. According to the rules of SPC, I must drop those who have missed TWO classes. TESTS & GRADES: You will have on the above dates THREE major exams consisting of the prescribed essay worth 50 points and 50 multiple-choice questions worth 1 point each, a total of 100 points. I shall provide guides for both the essay and multiple choice parts online. The sources for the homework papers are also online and must be turned in on time at the start of class; otherwise the grade is a zero. Tests are taken without any notes of any kind. Cheating is cause for an F in the class. Failure to take any of the tests will result in an F for the course. The grade is (T1+T2+FINAL +HWavg)/4. I adhere to the anti-discriminatory provisions of Title IX as explained on page 3 of the Catalogue of SPC. LAST DAY TO DROP IS 23 June 2011.Common Course Syllabus Department: Social Sciences Discipline: History Course Number: HISTORY 1301 Course Title: American History to 1877 Credit: 3 Lecture, 0 Lab Satisfies a core curriculum requirement? Yes, Social Science and ALL Undergraduate Degrees Prerequisites: TSI compliance in Reading Available Formats: Conventional, INET, ITV Campus: Levelland, Reese, ATC, Plainview Textbook: Varies according to instructor, but for ALL dual credit classes: The American Nation, Carnes and Garraty, Pearson & Longman, Thirteenth Edition. Volume One ISBN 0-205-56805-X, 2008. Course Specific Instructions: Each instructor will attach his/her course with specific instructions. Course Description: This course is a survey of United States history from colonial foundations to 1877. Primary emphasis is placed on ideas and social concepts that constitute the American heritage. Course Purpose: To acquaint students with the diversity of American history and to promote critical thinking in interrelating the past to the present. Fundamentally, the course promotes general understanding of a body of knowledge any literate person should possess about the history of his own country. . Course Requirements: To maximize a student’s potential to complete this course, he/she should attend all class meetings, complete all homework assignments and examinations in a timely manner, and complete all other projects or papers as assigned in the instructor’s specific instructions. Course Evaluation: See the instructor's course information sheet for specific items used in evaluating student performance.Attendance Policy: Whenever absences become excessive and in the instructor's opinion, minimum course objectives cannot be met due to absences, the student will be withdrawn from the course. Each instructor will have additional information about attendance on his/her course information sheet. Student Learning Outcomes: Students who have completed this course will be expected to: . Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of major perspectives in American history. . Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of cause and effect of major events of the past. . Understand the nature of history as a fundamental subject in the study of humanity. . Evaluate the diversity of interpretations of the past and the quality of evidence for that interpretation. . Tolerate ambiguity in explanations of the past and realize that historical explanations will often be complex and tentative . Apply historical knowledge with caution to current events, seeing common threads of development of the past with the present. . Through course assignments, papers, activities, and assessments, students will: . Demonstrate the ability to read and write clearly and concisely, . Value diversity and differences in people, . Explore relationships of ideas and see their similarities and differences, . Gain a basic understanding of the career fields related in the major, . Assimilate and synthesize information, . Integrate ideas across the curricula, and . Interrelate the past to the present. South Plains College requires all students to become proficient in "academic English," a form of English that is typically used in academic, professional, and business contexts. While slang, regional idioms, and informal kinds of self-expression are appropriate in some contexts, they are out of place in academic writing. Writing instructors and