HIST 1301 – “Coming Together and Falling Apart:” A History of the Concept of

Community and the American Experience, I.

FALL SEMESTER, 2010

Edmunds’ Office (JO5.414)

Edmunds’ Office Hrs: T/TH, 2:30 - 3:15; and by appointment.

GRADE CALCULATION: TEXTS: Faragher, et. al.,OUT OF MANY,5th Vol. 1 – (F)

1st Hr. Exam: 30% Waller & Graebner, TRUE STORIES, Vol. 1 -(W)
2nd Hr. Exam: 30% Garraty, HISTORICAL VIEWPOINTS, Vol. 1 - (G)
Final Exam: 40%

8/19 The Original Americans. F, Chap. 1

8/24 Before the Invasion. G., 2-10
8/26 The Columbian Exchange. F, 38-46.
8/31 England in Chaos. F, 34-38, 47-53.
9/2 The Puritans. F, 66-72; W, Chap. 3
9/7 Red and White: Contrasting Two Cultures. W, Chaps. 1,2; G, 11-21,
30-36.
9/9 Out of Africa. F. 80-91; G, 55-67
9/14 Slavery in America. F, 91-103, 268-28; W, Chap. 5.
9/16 New Emigrants. F, 72-78; 130-143; G, 37-54; W, Chap 4.
9/21 The Coming of the Revolution, I. F, 144-154; W,Chaps. 6; 69-81.
9/23 The Coming of the Revolution, II. F, 154-191; W, Chap. 7; G, 82-98.
9/28 FIRST HOUR EXAMINATION
9/30 The Articles of Chaos, F, 192-205; W, Chap. 8; G, 110-121
10/5 A Changing Ideology, F, 206-216; G, 99-108.
10/7 The Federalists. F, 216-227; G, 133-140, 152-160
10/12 The Jeffersonians. F, 244-257; G, 162-183 W. Chap 9
10/14 OPEN
10/19 Economic Sectionalism. F, 240-244, 268-277, 326-346.
10/21 The Rise of the Jacksonians. F. 300-308.
10/26 Jackson and Nullification. F, 309-316; W, Chap. 10.
10/28 Jackson, the Bank,& the Depression. F, 316-320; W, Chap. 11; G. 268-278.
11/2 Tyler, Polk and Manifest Destiny, F 390-401, 409-417; G,205-215,228-235.
11/4 Texas and the Mexican War. F, 401-409; G, 184-191.
11/9 SECOND HOUR EXAMINATION
11/11 Life in the South. F, 286-295; W, Chap. 12; G, 236-243
11/16 Transcendentalism and Abolition. F, 352-353, 373-385; G, 194-204.
11/18 The Compromise of 1850. F, 420-443.
11/23 The Secession Crisis. F, 443-454; W, Chap. 13; G, 253-262.
11/30 Military Strategy of the War, F, 454-468; G, 263-279
12/2 A Country Divided. F, 469-478; W, Chaps. 14,15; G, 246-252, 280-289.

Lecture topic/class schedule subject to change. Students will be notified a

week in advance if exam dates change.
(HIST 1301 SYLLABUS - pg. 2)

COURSE PRE-REQUISITES, CO-REQUUISITES AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS: none

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course surveys the history of the American people from the pre-Columbian
period through the American Civil War, with a particular emphasis on how a
sense of community or communities impacted the history of the people inhabiting
the region now encompassed in the continental United States.

STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES/OUTCOMES:

Student Learning Objectives in this course include (but are not limited to) the
following:

- Students should examine how different groups of Europeans interacted with

each other and with Native Americans and Africans to establish a new
society in the New World, and should compare and contrast how that society
differed from contemporary British society by the late eighteenth century.

- Students should examine the American society or societies that developed

in the eastern third of the U.S. during the half-century following the
American Revolution and should analyze how differing concepts of politics
and economic development created the emergence of political parties that
contested for control of the political structure of the American nation
during this period.

- Students should examine the institution of slavery and compare and

contrast its growth in the South with the emergence of a more
industrialized society in the Midwest and Northeast. Students also should
be able to analyze how different value systems championed in both regions
(the North and South) resulted in two separate communities which led to
the Civil War.

REQUIRED TEXBOOKS: See above (pg. 1)

EDMUNDS’ OFFICE HRS: See above (pg. 1)

GRADE CALCULATION FOR THIS COURSE: See above (pg. 1)

GENERAL COURSE POLICIES, RULES OF CONDUCT, ACADEMIC REGULATIONS, ETC:

Please do not use cell phones or ipods during class. Such activity is rude,
reflects poor manners, and is disruptive to other students in class. If you
are observed using such items during class you will be asked to leave. If
asked to leave, please comply.

Lectures are presented in class, not posted on the web.

Also see general UTD academic policies available at:

http://go.utdallas.edu/syllabus-policies