HISTORY 1301                         Dr. Allan Purcell

                                   (#90857-127 and #90807-034)

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is a study of the history of the United States to 1877.

COURSE RATIONALE: This course provides a basic survey of U.S. history to 1877 and satisfies three semester hours of the Legislative Requirement in U.S. History.

COURSE METHODOLOGY: This is primarily a lecture course with opportunity for student discussion.

COMMON COURSE OBJECTIVES: http://www.austincc.edu/history

TEXTBOOK: Robert Divine et al, America Past and Present Volume I (Ninth or Tenth Edition) or H.W. Brands et al, American Stories Volume I  (Fourth Edition)

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

1. The material in America Past & Present or American Stories is to be read and studied according to the attached schedule.

2. Punctual and regular attendance is required.  Any student accumulating three (3) or more UNEXCUSED absences MAY be dropped from this course.  This is at the discretion of the instructor.

3. The quality and quantity of the work done by the student determines his/her final grade:

           For the grade of "A", the student must complete all four unit exams with an overall average of 90 or above AND write two analytical book reviews (at least one of which must be graded "EXCELLENT" and the other at least "ACCEPTABLE") AND pass the course map test.

          For the grade of "B", the student must complete all four unit exams with an overall average of 80 or above AND write one analytical book review (which must be graded at least "ACCEPTABLE") AND pass the course map test.

          For the grade of "C", the student must complete all four unit exams with an overall average of 70 or above AND pass the course map test.

          For the grade of "F", the student who fails to take all four unit exams or who fails to maintain an overall average of 70 on these four unit exams or who fails the course map test or who commits any act of scholastic dishonesty will earn the grade of "F".

          For the grade of "I", the student must have a medical excuse certified by a physician. All “Incompletes” must be completed within the first four weeks of the following semester.  There are no exceptions to this policy.

UNIT EXAMS: One of the first three unit exams may be taken twice.  The first time will be in class on the day mentioned in the attached semester schedule.  If the student fails the test, they may take the exam one more time in the Testing Center.  However, there are two restrictions on the retest: first, the HIGHEST GRADE POSSIBLE ON THE RETEST IS 70 and second, THIS RETEST MUST BE TAKEN WITHIN ONE WEEK OF THE TIME THE UNIT EXAM IS GIVEN IN CLASS. The higher of the two grades will be the one recorded for the student for that unit exam.  (If a student misses the unit exam in class for good cause- as determined by the instructor- they may then take the unit exam in the Testing Center or my office for the first time with no restrictions on the grade.)  The unit exams consist of multiple-choice questions covering the textbook material and classroom exposition as highlighted by the learning objectives issued for each chapter.

          There is no comprehensive final exam in this course.

AL’S SPECIAL DISPENSATION: If I have scheduled my exam on a day on which you already have one or more other exams scheduled, you may take my exam on another day of that week, provided you tell me before the test day.

MAP TEST: Because United States history is shaped and influenced by the geography of the continent, it is imperative that the student knows the basic facts of United States geography.  Therefore the student will be required to pass a geography map test.  This test will require the student to locate on an outline map of the United States twenty of the features named on the attached list.  A passing score is 80. The test will be taken in class on the same day as Unit Exam #1.  This map test must be passed by the mid-semester point.

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION: This is entirely voluntary.  All of the learning objectives for this course have been programmed on my website at http://www.austincc.edu/purcell.  Further instructions on the use of this material as one means of learning course material will be provided during an in-class demonstration period at the beginning of each semester.  I wish to make two important points concerning computer-assisted instruction: first, this is completely voluntary- the student is NOT required to use computer-assisted instruction, however experience has shown those students who do use it tend to score higher on the unit exams and second, computer-assisted instruction supplements but DOES NOT REPLACE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION.  Even if students use computer-assisted instruction, they must still attend class.

ANALYTICAL BOOK REVIEWS:

Rationale: This analytical book review will critically examine an important scholarly book covering some aspect of United States History from 1492 to 1877.

The purpose of this review is twofold: first, to acquaint the student with a classic volume of historical scholarship and second, to allow the student to think critically about an important facet of American history and then to organize your thoughts in clear, cogent prose.  You should not view this simply as a hurdle which you must overcome in order to earn a grade of "A" or "B" in this course, but rather approach it as an opportunity to expand your creativity in thinking and writing, two very important aspects of any individual's necessary life skills.  Therefore, be advised that I consider this a VERY important aspect of this course and your reviews will be read and graded VERY carefully.

Form: Each book review will be approximately 1500 words long, although this is a general guideline and not an absolute requirement.  The main objective of this analytical book review is to comprehensively cover the three sections of the following book report outline:

          Part I: This is a brief outline of the contents of the book.  In the space of one or two paragraphs you should be able to convey the parameters of the book's contents.  DO NOT simply reproduce the book's table of contents.

          Part II: Here is the place for a careful summary of the author's thesis. The thesis is the primary idea the author is trying to prove and convince the reader to accept.  You must first identify and quote the thesis and then show how the author either substantiates or fails to substantiate this thesis.  This will undoubtedly take you a page or two to do a good job.

          Part III: This is the most important part of your book review.  Here is where you describe your reaction to the book.  Some of the questions you must answer include: Do you agree or disagree with the book's conclusions?  Why?  Did the book support or contradict what you read in your textbook on the same subject? (You MUST quote three of the relevant passages from both books.)  Did you detect any biases on the part of the author?  What was the author's background and why did he or she write the book?  How in your opinion could the book have been improved?  You must be specific and keep in mind there are NO perfect books.  Did you enjoy reading the book? Why or why not?  Would you recommend it to others?

Grading: The book reviews will be graded "EXCELLENT", "ACCEPTED", or "NOT ACCEPTED". The second book review, required only of those seeking the grade of "A", must be graded "EXCELLENT".   The first book review, required of those seeking the grades of "A" and "B", must be graded at least "ACCEPTED".  Any "NOT ACCEPTED" book reports will be returned to the student to be rewritten.

Due Dates: The first analytical book review is due at mid-semester.                                The second analytical book review is due one week before the end of the semester.

Books: The following books may be read for the analytical book review.  If you wish to substitute another book for one of these, YOU MUST RECEIVE THE INSTRUCTOR’S APPROVAL.  All of the following books are found on the shelves of the RGC Library.  They are listed in the order they are cataloged on the shelves.

Alice Baugartner, South to Freedom: Runaway Slaves to Mexico and the Road to the Civil War

Richard Beeman, Varieties of Political Experience in 18th Century America

Michael Bernnett, Union Jacks: Yankee Sailors in the Civil War

Ira Berlin, Slaves Without Masters: The Free Negro in the Antebellum South

Carol Berkin, Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for American Independence

Colin Calloway, The Scratch of a Pen: 1763 and the Transformation of North America

Kate Carte, Religion and the American Revolution: An Imperial History

Ron Chernow, Alexander Hamilton

Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life

Saul Cornell, The Other Founders: Anti-Federalism and the Dissenting Tradition in America, 1788-1828

Alfred Crosby, The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492

Christian Crouch, Nobility Lost: French and Canadian Martial Cultures, Indians, and the End of New France

Roger Crowley, Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire

David Brion Davis, Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World

Steven Deyle, Carry Me Back: The Domestic Slave Trade in American Life

Gregory Downs, Declarations of Dependence: The Long Reconstruction of Popular Politics in the South 1861-1908

Ellen DuBois, Suffrage: Women’s Long Battle for the Vote

Kathleen DuVal, Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Frontier

Laura Edwards, A Nation of Rights: A Legal History of the Civil War and Reconstruction

Stanley Elkins & Eric McKitrick, The Age of Federalism

Joseph Ellis, Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

Drew Faust, This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War

David Fischer, Albion’s Seed: Four British Folkways in America

Caitlin Fitz, Our Sister Republics: The United States in an Age of American Revolutions

Richard Follett, The Sugar Masters: Planters and Salves in Louisiana’s Cane World, 1820-1860

Eric Foner, Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men: The Ideology of the Republican Party before the Civil War

Eric Foner, Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad

Joanne Freeman, The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War

Gary Gallagher, The Confederate War

Malcolm Gaskill, Between Two Worlds: How the English Became Americans

Joseph Glatthaar, General Lee’s Army: From Victory to Collapse

William Gienapp, The Origins of the Republican Party, 1852-1856

Peter Guardino, The Dead March: A History of the Mexican-American War

Nicholas Guyatt, Bind Us Apart: How Enlightened Americans Invented Racial Segregation

Mark Hanna, Pirate Nests and the Rise of the British Empire, 1570-1740

Leslie Harris, In the Shadow of Slavery: African Americans in New York City, 1626-1863

James Horn, 1619: Jamestown and the Forging of American Democracy

Maya Jasanoff, Liberty’s Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World

Walter Johnson, River of Dark Dreams: Slavery and Empire in the Cotton South

Stephanie Rogers-Jones, They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South

Matthew Karp, This Vast Southern Empire: Slaveholders at the Helm of American Foreign Policy

Michael Klarman, The Framers’ Coup: The Making of the United States Constitution

Karen Kupperman, Roanoke: The Abandoned Colony

John Larson, The Market Revolution in America: Liberty, Ambition, and the Eclipse of the Common Good

Andrew Lipman, The Saltwater Frontier: Indians and the Contest for the American Coast

Leon Litvack, Been in the Storm So Long: The Aftermath of Slavery

Pauline Maier, Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788

Stephanie McCurry, Confederate Reckoning: Power and Politics in the Civil War South

John Meacham, American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House

Russell Menard, Sweet Negotiations: Sugar, Slavery, and Plantation Agriculture in Early Barbados

Warren Milteer, Beyond Slavery’s Shadow: Free People of Color in the South

Reid Mitchell, Civil War Soldiers

David Montejano, Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas

Edmund Morgan, American Slavery, American Freedom: The Ordeal of Colonial Virginia

Jennifer Morgan, Reckoning With Slavery: Gender, Kinship, and Capitalism in Early Black Atlantic

Matthew Mulcahy, Hubs of Empire: The Southeastern Low Country and British Caribbean

Charles Neimeyer, America Goes to War: A Social History of the Continental Army

Simon Newman, A New World of Labor: The Development of Plantation Slavery in the British Atlantic

Mary Beth Norton, Founding Mothers and Fathers: Gendered Power and the Forming of American Society

Mary Beth Norton, In the Devil’s Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692

Andrew O’Shaunghnessy, The Men Who Lost America: British Leadership, the American Revolution, and the Fate of Empire

Robert Parkinson, The Common Cause: Creating Race and Nation in the American Revolution

Carla Pestana, The English Atlantic in an Age of Revolution, 1640-1661

David Potter, The Impending Crisis: America Before the Civil War, 1848-1861

Marcus, Rediker, The Slave Ship: A Human History

Andres Resendez, The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America

Heather Richardson, Greatest Nation of the Earth: Republican Economic Policies during the Civil War

Daniel Richter, Before the Revolution: America’s Ancient Pasts

Susanah Romney, New Netherland Connections: Intimate Networks and Atlantic Ties in Seventeenth Century America

Jaime Rodriguez, Political Culture in Spanish America, 1500-1740

Adam Rothman, Slave Country: American Expansion and the Origins of the Deep South

Claudio Saunt, West of the Revolution: An Uncommon History of 1776

Nina Silber, Daughters of the Union: Northern Women Fight the Civil War

David Silverman, Thundersticks: Firearms and the Violent Transformation in Native America

Manisha Sinha, The Counterrevolution of Slavery: Politics and Ideology in Antebellum South Carolina

Manisha Sinha, The Slave’s Cause: A History of Abolition

Alan Taylor, American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804

Alan Taylor, The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, & Indian Allies

Hugh Thomas, World Without End: Spain, Phillip II, and the First Global Empire

Laurel Ulrich, A House Full of Females: Plural Marriage and Women’s Rights in Early Mormonism, 1835-1870

Omar Valerio-Jimenez, River of Hope: Forging Identity and Nation in the Rio Grande Borderlands

Wendy Warren, New England Bound: Slavery and Colonization in Early America

Lorena Walsh, Motives of Honor, Pleasure and Profit: Plantation Management in the Colonial Chesapeake, 1607-1763

David Weber, The Spanish Frontier in North America

Saul Wilentz, No Property in Man: Slavery and Antislavery in the Nation’s Founding

Saul Wilentz, The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln

Stephen Woodworth, Manifest Destinies: America’s Westward Expansion and the Road to Civil War

Serena Zabin, The Boston Massacre: A Family History

Ronald and Mary Zboray, Voices without Votes: Women and Politics in Antebellum New England

Class Schedule History 1301

Date         Class Activity                                   Textbook Chapters

Aug 26     Introduction                                      

       28     Indians, Vikings & Europe               Chapter 1

Sep  2     Labor Day

        4      English Reformation                                       

        9      Virginia                                            Chapter 2

      11      New England

      16      Colonial Society                               Chapter 3                

      18      Colonial Administration                   Chapter 4

      23      English-French Rivalry

      25      UNIT EXAM #1 and MAP TEST

      30      French & Indian War                        Chapter 5

Oct  2      Coming of the Revolution

        7      American Revolution

        9      Articles of Confederation

      14      Constitution                                     Chapter 6

      16      Washington & Adams                              

      21      Jefferson & Madison                        Chapter 8

      23      UNIT EXAM #2                

      28      Westward Expansion                        Chapter

      30      Andrew Jackson I

Nov  4      Andrew Jackson II                            Chapter 10

6      Manifest Destiny                              Chapter 13

11    Mexican War

       13     Slavery                                             Chapter 11

       18     UNIT EXAM #3

       20     Territorial Slavery

       25     Coming of the Civil War I

       27     Coming of the Civil War II                 Chapter 14

Dec   2     Civil War I                                               

         4     Civil War I I                                       Chapter 15

         9     Reconstruction                                Chapter 16      

11    UNIT EXAM #4

OFFICE HOURS: M W 7:30AM-10:30AM  in RGC 1311.01                                                               T TH  7:30AM-12:00PM  in RGC 1311.01

TELEPHONE: 223-3398

E-MAIL: apurcell@austincc.edu

DUE DATE: 1st Book Review for “A” and “B”: Oct. 16, 2024

                      2nd Book Review for “A”: Dec. 4, 2024

LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW: November 21, 2024

COURSE COMPLETION DEADLINE: Dec. 11, 2024 at end of class

ADA: Any student needing special accommodation under ADA must complete the necessary forms in the Office of Student Services.

PRIVACY: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects confidentiality of educational records.  Grades cannot be given over the phone, through a fellow student, or by e-mail in this course.

SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY: “Acts prohibited by the college for which discipline may be administered include scholastic dishonesty, including but limited to cheating on an exam or quiz, plagiarizing, and unauthorized collaboration with another in preparing work.  Academic work submitted by students shall be the result of their thought, research, or self-expression.  Academic work is defined as, but not limited to tests, quizzes, whether taken electronically or on paper; projects, either individual or group; classroom presentations, and homework.” (ACC Student Handbook.) Anyone committing these acts in this course will receive the grade of “F” for the course. Use of AI in the class is scholastic dishonesty.

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: “Each ACC campus offers support services for students with documented physical or psychological disabilities.  Students with disabilities must request reasonable accommodations through the Office for Students with Disabilities on the campus where they expect to take the majority of their classes. Students are encouraged to do this three weeks before the start of the semester.” (ACC Student Handbook)

TESTING CENTER POLICY: http:/www.austincc.edu/testctr

ACADEMIC FREEDOM: The free exchange of information is vital to the pursuit of learning.

BUILDING REGULATIONS: RGC regulations prohibit smoking, eating, and drinking in the classrooms.  These regulations will be enforced in this course.

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In order to pass this course, you are required to demonstrate a knowledge of US geography which has shaped and influenced the history of this nation. Therefore, you will have to pass a map test, administered in class in the same class period as UNIT EXAM #1, which will ask you to locate twenty of the following items on an outline map of the United States. You must score 16 or more correct out of 20 to pass the test. You may take the map test as many times as are necessary to pass the test but you MUST PASS THE MAP TEST BY THE MID-SEMESTER POINT IN ORDER TO PASS THE COURSE! Atlas maps are found in the textbook to help you study for this map test. You must be able to locate the following on the map:

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES UNIT 1

Part A- The Old World (Chapter 1)

1. Describe the origins& life styles of the first North Americans.

2. Discuss the primary aspects of Aztec society.

3. Show how the relationships between the Indians & Europeans changed.

4. Describe the Portuguese relationship with West Africa.

5. Describe the first European settlers in North America.

6. List the European prerequisites for exploration in the 15th century.

7. Explain Columbus' motivations & accomplishments.

8. Describe the participants & results of the Treaty of Tordesillas.

9. Explain how the Spanish conquered the Aztecs.

10. Describe the early Spanish colonial system.

11. Describe the army French colonial system.

12. Explain the major 16th century English religious beliefs.

13. Describe the Elizabethan Settlement in religion.

14. Describe England's relationship with Spain in the 16th century.

15. Describe the English Empire in 16th century Ireland.

16. Discuss the Roanoke experiment in the late 16th century.

Part B- The Early British Empire in North America (Chapter 2)

1. Explain why the English immigrated in the 16th/17th centuries.

2. Describe the early English settlement in 17th century Virginia.

3. Explain the role of tobacco in colonial tidewater Virginia.

4. Describe the demographics of colonial Virginia.

5. Explain how Virginia government changes in 1624.

6. Describe the society & economy of 17th century Maryland.

7. Describe the society & government of the Plymouth colony.

8. Describe the basic tenets of Massachusetts Bay.

9. Describe the society in Massachusetts Bay.

10. Describe the foundation & society in Rhode Island.

11. Describe the foundation & society of New Hampshire.

12. Describe the foundation & society of Connecticut.

13. Explain the Dutch experience in North America.

14. Describe the foundation & government in New Jersey.

15. Discuss the conditions of the Quakers in 17th century England.

16. Describe the foundation & society of Pennsylvania.

17. Describe the foundation & society in the Carolinas.

18. Describe the foundation & society in South Carolina.

19. Explain the differences in Carolina society.

20. Describe the foundation & society of Georgia.

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Part C- Colonial Life and Administration (Chapter 3)

1. Describe the society of New England in the 17th century.

2. Explain the demographics, education & labor systems of 17th century New England.

3. Describe the lives of women in 17th century New England.

4. Explain the social standing & occupations of typical New Englanders.

5. Describe the demographics of the 17th century Chesapeake.

6. Describe the economy of the 17th century Chesapeake.

7. Explain the social classes & their relationships in the 17th century Chesapeake.

8. Discuss the key aspects of slavery growth in the 17th century.

9. Describe the social aspects of North American slavery.

10. Explain the British colonial policy toward the North American colonies prior to 1660.

11. List the requirements of the navigation Act of 1660.

12. Explain the intent of the Navigation Act of 1663.

13. List the enforcement mechanisms of the Navigation Act of 1696.

14. Explain the participants & results of Bacon's Rebellion in 1676.

15. Describe the results of the Glorious Revolution in new England.

Part D- Colonial Society & Administration (Chapter 4)

1. Describe the demographics of 18th century North America.

2. Explain the origins & contributions of the Scotch-Irish.

3. Explain the origins & contributions of the Germans.

4. Describe the Spanish settlement of the Southwest in the 17th& 18th centuries.

5. Discuss the characteristics & contributions of 18th century American cities.

6. Describe Benjamin Franklin's intellectual contributions.

7. Describe the trans-Atlantic economy of the 18th century.

8. Name the leaders of the Great Awakening.

9. Describe the basic concepts of the 18th century British constitution.

10. Describe the realities of 18th century British politics.

11. Describe the main parts of Royal Government in the colonies.

12. Discuss the colonial responses to King William's War & Queen Anne's War.

13. Describe the military events of King George's War in America.

14. Evaluate the beginnings & results of the Seven Year's War for the colonies & for Britain.

15. Describe the lasting legacy of the Seven Year's War.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES UNIT 2

Part A- The Coming of the American Revolution (Chapter 5)

1. Describe the colonial population after the Seven Year's War.

2. Describe King George III's governing style.

3. Explain the key concept in the British/colonial political conflict.

4. Explain the difference between British & colonial views on representation.

5. Discuss the outstanding legacy of the Seven Year's War.

6. List George Grenville's legislative program.

7. Describe the colonial reaction to the Stamp Act.

8. Describe the intent & results of the Townshend Program.

9. Describe the origins & results of the Boston Massacre.

10. Describe the origins & results of the Boston Tea Party.

11. Describe the American response to the Intolerable Act.

12. Name the location of the first battle of the American Revolution.

13. Discuss the accomplishments of the 2nd Continental Congress.

14. List the advantages & disadvantages of the Americans & the British in the American Revolution.

15. Explain Washington's military strategy in the Revolution.

16. Describe the British military strategy of 1776.

17. Describe the British military strategy of 1777.

18. Describe the short-term & long-term results of the Battle of Saratoga.

19. Evaluate the British southern strategy.

20. List the results of the Treaty of Paris in 1783.

Part B- Governing the New Nation (Chapter 6)

1. Name the American political & social reforms of 1783.

2. Explain the position of African Americans in 1783.

3. Describe the new state constitutions of the 1770's & 1780's.

4. Explain the purpose & structure of the Articles of Confederation.

5. Name the major obstacle to ratification of the Articles.

6. Describe the results of the Northwest ordinances of 1785 & 1787.

7. List the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

8. Explain the events that led to the calling of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

9. Describe the financial/social status of the Philadelphia delegates

10. List the provisions of the Virginia Plan.

11. List the provisions of the New Jersey Plan.

12. List the provisions of the Connecticut Plan.

13. Explain the status of slaves within the Constitution.

14. Describe the position of the executive branch in the Constitution.

15. Discuss how the Constitution was ratified.

16. List the advantages of the Federalists.

17. Describe the beliefs of the Antifederalists.

18. Describe the economic/geographic support for the Constitution.

19. Name the major legacy of the Antifederalists.

20. List the major rights in the Bill of Rights.

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Part C- The Federalists in Power (Chapter 7)

1. Explain President George Washington's first responsibility.

2. Describe how Congress expanded the executive branch in 1789.

3. Describe how Congress expanded the judicial branch in 1789.

4. Explain Alexander Hamilton's background & political beliefs.

5. Explain Thomas Jefferson's background & political beliefs.

6. Discuss the four parts of Hamilton's1790 Report on Public Credit.

7. Name the opponents of the National Bank.

8. Relate how Hamilton got Congress to approve the National Bank.

9. Name the portion of Hamilton's plan Congress defeated.

10. Name the event that touched off debate on U.S. foreign policy.

11. Explain the basic beliefs of the Democratic-Republicans in 1791.

12. Explain the basic beliefs of the Federalists in 1791.

13. Describe George Washington's foreign policy in 1793.

14. Discuss the results of Jay's Treaty in 1794.

15. Describe the origins & results of the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794.

16. Name the winners of the national election of 1796.

17. Describe the state of French-American foreign relations in 1797.

18. Explain the primary purpose of the Alien & Sedition Acts.

19. Describe Democrat-c-Republican responses to the Sedition Act.

20. Name the winners of the national election in 1800.

Part D- The Republicans in Power (Chapter 8)

1. Describe the beliefs of the Democratic-Republicans in 1801.

2. Discuss the motivation & movement of westerners in the 1800's.

3. Describe Jefferson's initial actions as president.

4. Describe how Jefferson wished to cut the national debt.

5. Explain how Louisiana became part of the U.S.

6. Discuss the goal of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.

7. Describe Jefferson's policy toward the Barbary pirates.

8. Describe Jefferson's policy toward Federalist judges.

9. Explain the results & significance of Marbury v Madison.

10. Describe the Democratic-Republicans attack on Federalist judges.

11. Describe Aaron Burr's conspiracies.

12. Name the economic legislation impacting the US, 1802-1810.

13. Describe Jefferson's reaction to the British-French War.

14. Describe Madison's reaction to the British-French War.

15. Name the Indian Chief defeated at Tippecanoe.

16. Explain the causes of the War of 1812.

17. Name the U.S. disadvantages in the War of 1812.

18. Discuss in general terms the military campaigns (Canada, Chesapeake & New Orleans) of the War of 1812.

19. Describe the demands of the Hartford Convention.

20. Explain the results of the Treaty of Ghent.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES UNIT 3

Part A- Madison and Monroe (Chapter 9)

1. Describe how the U.S. acquired Florida.

2. Explain the results & significance of Stephen Long's Expedition.

3. Name the primary sellers of much of the land bought by settlers.

4. Name the major parts of the transportation revolution in the early 19th century.

5. Name the inventor of the steamboat.

6. Explain the origin & significance of the Erie Canal.

7. Describe why the Canal Age ended.

8. Describe the new American market economy.

9. Explain how the South produced large amounts of cotton.

10. Name the industry in which the factory system developed first.

11. Describe the beliefs of the Democratic-Republicans by 1815.

12. Discuss Madison's positions on a protective tariff in 1790& 1816.

13. Name the president associated with the Era of Good Feelings.

14. Explain the main elements of the Missouri Compromise.

15. Describe the basic beliefs of Chief Justice Marshall.

16. Describe the basic tenets of the Monroe Doctrine.

Part B- The Jacksonian Era (Chapter 10)

1. Explain the results of the decline of difference in political terms.

2. Describe how politics changed in the 1820's.

3. Name the presidential candidates in 1824.

4. Explain the main elements of the "Corrupt Bargain" of 1824.

5. Describe the problems of John Quincy Adams as president.

6. Name the supporters of Andrew Jackson in 1828.

7. Discuss the basic elements of the election of 1828.

8. Describe the main aspects of the "Spoils System."

9. Explain Jackson's Indian policy.

10. Explain why the tariff hurt South Carolina so much.

11. Name the leader of the southern states' rights movement.

12. Explain the doctrine of nullification in 1832.

13. Describe the events & results of the Nullification Crisis of 1832.

14. Name the author of the Compromise Tariff of 1833.

15. Name the president of the Second National Bank.

16. Describe the events of the Bank War of 1832.

17. Explain how Jackson destroyed the Second National Bank.

18. Name the presidential candidates in 1836.

19. Explain why Martin Van Buren's administration failed.

20. Explain the results of the presidential campaign of 1840.

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Part C- Manifest Destiny (Chapter 13)

1. Explain the results of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty.

2. Describe who encouraged U.S. citizens to immigrate to Texas.

3. Explain the major problems between the U.S. citizens in Texas& the Mexican government.

4. List the major campaigns of the Texas Revolution.

5. Name the "Hero of San Jacinto. "

6. Describe what occurred when Texas tried to enter the U.S. in 1836.

7. Explain why the Mormons traveled to Utah.

8. Describe how President Tyler annexed Texas.

9. Discuss the candidates & results of the national election of 1844.

10. Name the winner of the election of 1844.

11. Describe the basic tenets of Manifest Destiny.

12. Explain how the Oregon boundary question was settled.

13. Explain why the U.S. went to war with Mexico in 1846.

14. Name the major campaigns & U.S. military leaders of the Mexican War.

15. Explain the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

16. Name chief U.S. negotiator of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

17. Name the invention that transformed the U.S. economy in1850.

18. Explain how railroads transformed the economy.

19. Describe the social results of the factory system

20. List the major immigrant groups coming to the US in 1840-1850.

Part D- The South & Slavery (Chapter 11)

1. Explain the relationship of antebellum white society with slavery.

2. Describe the daily life of the average slave.

3. List the occupations held by slaves.

4. Describe the sociological relationships of the slave family.

5. Name the major American slave revolts.

6. Describe the various methods of slave resistance in the South.

7. Explain the role of Free Blacks in the Old South.

8. Describe the role of the large planters in the Old South.

9. Explain how large planters of the cotton kingdom lived.

10. Discuss the role of the small slaveholders in the Old South.

11. Describe the economic and social characteristics of the yeoman whites in the Old South.

12. Describe the basis of the proslavery argument.

13. Describe the internal slave trade.

14. Name the major cash crop in coastal South Carolina & Georgia.

15. Name the major cash crop in southern Louisiana.

16. Explain the role of short staple cotton in the southern economy.

17. Name the major slave revolts and conspiracies from 1800 to 1831.

18. Explain the issue of the profitability of slavery.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES UNIT 4

Part A- The 1850's (Chapter 14)

1. Name the man attacked on the floor of the Senate in 1856.

2. Explain the feelings of most northern whites towards slavery.

3. Discuss what happened to the Wilmot Proviso.

4. Name the early proponent of "popular sovereignty".

5. Name the third party that appeared in 1848.

6. Name the candidates in the election of 1848.

7. List the provisions of the Compromise of 1850.

8. Name the party supported by most immigrants in the 1850's.

9. Name the winner of the election of 1852.

10. Explain why Stephen A. Douglas organized Kansas-Nebraska Territory.

11. Explain how Douglas got Kansas-Nebraska organized.

12. Discuss why northerners opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

13. Explain the Ostend Manifesto of 1854.

14. Explain IN DETAIL the Republican Party beliefs of the 1850's.

15. Discuss southern support for the Republican Party.

16. Explain who won the election of 1856 and WHY.

17. List the results of the Dred Scott case.

18. Explain the reaction of the Republicans to Dred Scott.

19. Name the majority of the population of Kansas in mid 1850's.

20. Discuss the Lecompton Constitution.

21. Name the leader of the Harpers Ferry raid in 1859.

22. Explain why southerners didn't want John Sherman as Speaker of the House of Representatives.

23. Explain why southerners feared "Helperism".

24. Discuss IN DETAIL the Republican Platform of 1860.

25. Name the presidential candidates of 1860.

Part B- The Civil War (Chapter 15)

1. Name the first state to secede after Lincoln's election.

2. Explain who dominated the creation of the Confederacy.

3. List the important parts of the Confederate Constitution.

4. Explain how secession took place geographically.

5. Explain the Compromise of 1861.

6. Show where military hostilities began.

7. Explain when the upper South seceded from the Union.

8. Explain what happened when the Confederates fired on Ft. Sumter.

9. Discuss why Maryland didn't join the Confederacy.

10. Discuss the most important issue at the beginning of the Civil War.

11. Explain the basic southern strategy in the Civil War.

12. List the southern advantages & disadvantages in the War.

13. Explain Jefferson Davis' leadership abilities.

14. Name the general who replaced Winfield Scott.

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15. Discuss the South's most important diplomatic objective.

16. Discuss how the Emancipation Proclamation worked.

17. Enumerate the constitutional amendment abolishing slavery.

18. Explain the results of the Enrollment Act of 1863.

19. Name the general who captured Atlanta.

20. Discuss the constitutional policy destroyed by the Civil War.

21. List the legislation passed by the Republicans during the Civil War.

22. Explain the effect of the war on Northern society.

23. Name the commander of the Confederate military forces.

24. Name the turning point of the Civil War in the east.

25. Name the turning point of the Civil War in the west.

Part C- Reconstruction (Chapter 16)

1. Describe the goals of Lincoln's Reconstruction policies.

2. Describe the expectations of the Radical Republicans in Reconstruction.

3. List the requirements in the Wade-Davis Bill.

4. Name the leading Radical Republicans.

5. Explain why the impeachment of Andrew Johnson failed.

6. List the major laws of Radical Reconstruction.

7. List the groups in the Radical Republican coalition.

8. Discuss the intent of the Black Codes.

9. Explain the results of Radical Republican governments in the South.

10. Name those involved in the Grant Administration scandals.

11. Discuss the legacy of Reconstruction for most southern Blacks.

12. Name the candidates for President in 1876.

13. Discuss the accomplishments of the Redeemer governments.

14. Explain how southern whites subverted the 15th Amendment.

15. Discuss the effects of the 15th Amendment.

16. Explain the decline of Radical Republican idealism in the 1870's.

17. Name the leader of the spoilsmen in the 1870's.

18. Discuss the Ku Klux Klan.

19. Explain the Compromise of 1877.

20. Discuss the programs of the Redeemers.

        HISTORY 1301                         Dr. Allan Purcell

                                   (#90857-127 and #90807-034)

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is a study of the history of the United States to 1877.

COURSE RATIONALE: This course provides a basic survey of U.S. history to 1877 and satisfies three semester hours of the Legislative Requirement in U.S. History.

COURSE METHODOLOGY: This is primarily a lecture course with opportunity for student discussion.

COMMON COURSE OBJECTIVES: http://www.austincc.edu/history

TEXTBOOK: Robert Divine et al, America Past and Present Volume I (Ninth or Tenth Edition) or H.W. Brands et al, American Stories Volume I  (Fourth Edition)

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

1. The material in America Past & Present or American Stories is to be read and studied according to the attached schedule.

2. Punctual and regular attendance is required.  Any student accumulating three (3) or more UNEXCUSED absences MAY be dropped from this course.  This is at the discretion of the instructor.

3. The quality and quantity of the work done by the student determines his/her final grade:

           For the grade of "A", the student must complete all four unit exams with an overall average of 90 or above AND write two analytical book reviews (at least one of which must be graded "EXCELLENT" and the other at least "ACCEPTABLE") AND pass the course map test.

          For the grade of "B", the student must complete all four unit exams with an overall average of 80 or above AND write one analytical book review (which must be graded at least "ACCEPTABLE") AND pass the course map test.

          For the grade of "C", the student must complete all four unit exams with an overall average of 70 or above AND pass the course map test.

          For the grade of "F", the student who fails to take all four unit exams or who fails to maintain an overall average of 70 on these four unit exams or who fails the course map test or who commits any act of scholastic dishonesty will earn the grade of "F".

          For the grade of "I", the student must have a medical excuse certified by a physician. All “Incompletes” must be completed within the first four weeks of the following semester.  There are no exceptions to this policy.

UNIT EXAMS: One of the first three unit exams may be taken twice.  The first time will be in class on the day mentioned in the attached semester schedule.  If the student fails the test, they may take the exam one more time in the Testing Center.  However, there are two restrictions on the retest: first, the HIGHEST GRADE POSSIBLE ON THE RETEST IS 70 and second, THIS RETEST MUST BE TAKEN WITHIN ONE WEEK OF THE TIME THE UNIT EXAM IS GIVEN IN CLASS. The higher of the two grades will be the one recorded for the student for that unit exam.  (If a student misses the unit exam in class for good cause- as determined by the instructor- they may then take the unit exam in the Testing Center or my office for the first time with no restrictions on the grade.)  The unit exams consist of multiple-choice questions covering the textbook material and classroom exposition as highlighted by the learning objectives issued for each chapter.

          There is no comprehensive final exam in this course.

AL’S SPECIAL DISPENSATION: If I have scheduled my exam on a day on which you already have one or more other exams scheduled, you may take my exam on another day of that week, provided you tell me before the test day.

MAP TEST: Because United States history is shaped and influenced by the geography of the continent, it is imperative that the student knows the basic facts of United States geography.  Therefore the student will be required to pass a geography map test.  This test will require the student to locate on an outline map of the United States twenty of the features named on the attached list.  A passing score is 80. The test will be taken in class on the same day as Unit Exam #1.  This map test must be passed by the mid-semester point.

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION: This is entirely voluntary.  All of the learning objectives for this course have been programmed on my website at http://www.austincc.edu/purcell.  Further instructions on the use of this material as one means of learning course material will be provided during an in-class demonstration period at the beginning of each semester.  I wish to make two important points concerning computer-assisted instruction: first, this is completely voluntary- the student is NOT required to use computer-assisted instruction, however experience has shown those students who do use it tend to score higher on the unit exams and second, computer-assisted instruction supplements but DOES NOT REPLACE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION.  Even if students use computer-assisted instruction, they must still attend class.

ANALYTICAL BOOK REVIEWS:

Rationale: This analytical book review will critically examine an important scholarly book covering some aspect of United States History from 1492 to 1877.

The purpose of this review is twofold: first, to acquaint the student with a classic volume of historical scholarship and second, to allow the student to think critically about an important facet of American history and then to organize your thoughts in clear, cogent prose.  You should not view this simply as a hurdle which you must overcome in order to earn a grade of "A" or "B" in this course, but rather approach it as an opportunity to expand your creativity in thinking and writing, two very important aspects of any individual's necessary life skills.  Therefore, be advised that I consider this a VERY important aspect of this course and your reviews will be read and graded VERY carefully.

Form: Each book review will be approximately 1500 words long, although this is a general guideline and not an absolute requirement.  The main objective of this analytical book review is to comprehensively cover the three sections of the following book report outline:

          Part I: This is a brief outline of the contents of the book.  In the space of one or two paragraphs you should be able to convey the parameters of the book's contents.  DO NOT simply reproduce the book's table of contents.

          Part II: Here is the place for a careful summary of the author's thesis. The thesis is the primary idea the author is trying to prove and convince the reader to accept.  You must first identify and quote the thesis and then show how the author either substantiates or fails to substantiate this thesis.  This will undoubtedly take you a page or two to do a good job.

          Part III: This is the most important part of your book review.  Here is where you describe your reaction to the book.  Some of the questions you must answer include: Do you agree or disagree with the book's conclusions?  Why?  Did the book support or contradict what you read in your textbook on the same subject? (You MUST quote three of the relevant passages from both books.)  Did you detect any biases on the part of the author?  What was the author's background and why did he or she write the book?  How in your opinion could the book have been improved?  You must be specific and keep in mind there are NO perfect books.  Did you enjoy reading the book? Why or why not?  Would you recommend it to others?

Grading: The book reviews will be graded "EXCELLENT", "ACCEPTED", or "NOT ACCEPTED". The second book review, required only of those seeking the grade of "A", must be graded "EXCELLENT".   The first book review, required of those seeking the grades of "A" and "B", must be graded at least "ACCEPTED".  Any "NOT ACCEPTED" book reports will be returned to the student to be rewritten.

Due Dates: The first analytical book review is due at mid-semester.                                The second analytical book review is due one week before the end of the semester.

Books: The following books may be read for the analytical book review.  If you wish to substitute another book for one of these, YOU MUST RECEIVE THE INSTRUCTOR’S APPROVAL.  All of the following books are found on the shelves of the RGC Library.  They are listed in the order they are cataloged on the shelves.

Alice Baugartner, South to Freedom: Runaway Slaves to Mexico and the Road to the Civil War

Richard Beeman, Varieties of Political Experience in 18th Century America

Michael Bernnett, Union Jacks: Yankee Sailors in the Civil War

Ira Berlin, Slaves Without Masters: The Free Negro in the Antebellum South

Carol Berkin, Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for American Independence

Colin Calloway, The Scratch of a Pen: 1763 and the Transformation of North America

Kate Carte, Religion and the American Revolution: An Imperial History

Ron Chernow, Alexander Hamilton

Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life

Saul Cornell, The Other Founders: Anti-Federalism and the Dissenting Tradition in America, 1788-1828

Alfred Crosby, The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492

Christian Crouch, Nobility Lost: French and Canadian Martial Cultures, Indians, and the End of New France

Roger Crowley, Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire

David Brion Davis, Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World

Steven Deyle, Carry Me Back: The Domestic Slave Trade in American Life

Gregory Downs, Declarations of Dependence: The Long Reconstruction of Popular Politics in the South 1861-1908

Ellen DuBois, Suffrage: Women’s Long Battle for the Vote

Kathleen DuVal, Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Frontier

Laura Edwards, A Nation of Rights: A Legal History of the Civil War and Reconstruction

Stanley Elkins & Eric McKitrick, The Age of Federalism

Joseph Ellis, Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

Drew Faust, This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War

David Fischer, Albion’s Seed: Four British Folkways in America

Caitlin Fitz, Our Sister Republics: The United States in an Age of American Revolutions

Richard Follett, The Sugar Masters: Planters and Salves in Louisiana’s Cane World, 1820-1860

Eric Foner, Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men: The Ideology of the Republican Party before the Civil War

Eric Foner, Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad

Joanne Freeman, The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War

Gary Gallagher, The Confederate War

Malcolm Gaskill, Between Two Worlds: How the English Became Americans

Joseph Glatthaar, General Lee’s Army: From Victory to Collapse

William Gienapp, The Origins of the Republican Party, 1852-1856

Peter Guardino, The Dead March: A History of the Mexican-American War

Nicholas Guyatt, Bind Us Apart: How Enlightened Americans Invented Racial Segregation

Mark Hanna, Pirate Nests and the Rise of the British Empire, 1570-1740

Leslie Harris, In the Shadow of Slavery: African Americans in New York City, 1626-1863

James Horn, 1619: Jamestown and the Forging of American Democracy

Maya Jasanoff, Liberty’s Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World

Walter Johnson, River of Dark Dreams: Slavery and Empire in the Cotton South

Stephanie Rogers-Jones, They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South

Matthew Karp, This Vast Southern Empire: Slaveholders at the Helm of American Foreign Policy

Michael Klarman, The Framers’ Coup: The Making of the United States Constitution

Karen Kupperman, Roanoke: The Abandoned Colony

John Larson, The Market Revolution in America: Liberty, Ambition, and the Eclipse of the Common Good

Andrew Lipman, The Saltwater Frontier: Indians and the Contest for the American Coast

Leon Litvack, Been in the Storm So Long: The Aftermath of Slavery

Pauline Maier, Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788

Stephanie McCurry, Confederate Reckoning: Power and Politics in the Civil War South

John Meacham, American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House

Russell Menard, Sweet Negotiations: Sugar, Slavery, and Plantation Agriculture in Early Barbados

Warren Milteer, Beyond Slavery’s Shadow: Free People of Color in the South

Reid Mitchell, Civil War Soldiers

David Montejano, Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas

Edmund Morgan, American Slavery, American Freedom: The Ordeal of Colonial Virginia

Jennifer Morgan, Reckoning With Slavery: Gender, Kinship, and Capitalism in Early Black Atlantic

Matthew Mulcahy, Hubs of Empire: The Southeastern Low Country and British Caribbean

Charles Neimeyer, America Goes to War: A Social History of the Continental Army

Simon Newman, A New World of Labor: The Development of Plantation Slavery in the British Atlantic

Mary Beth Norton, Founding Mothers and Fathers: Gendered Power and the Forming of American Society

Mary Beth Norton, In the Devil’s Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692

Andrew O’Shaunghnessy, The Men Who Lost America: British Leadership, the American Revolution, and the Fate of Empire

Robert Parkinson, The Common Cause: Creating Race and Nation in the American Revolution

Carla Pestana, The English Atlantic in an Age of Revolution, 1640-1661

David Potter, The Impending Crisis: America Before the Civil War, 1848-1861

Marcus, Rediker, The Slave Ship: A Human History

Andres Resendez, The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America

Heather Richardson, Greatest Nation of the Earth: Republican Economic Policies during the Civil War

Daniel Richter, Before the Revolution: America’s Ancient Pasts

Susanah Romney, New Netherland Connections: Intimate Networks and Atlantic Ties in Seventeenth Century America

Jaime Rodriguez, Political Culture in Spanish America, 1500-1740

Adam Rothman, Slave Country: American Expansion and the Origins of the Deep South

Claudio Saunt, West of the Revolution: An Uncommon History of 1776

Nina Silber, Daughters of the Union: Northern Women Fight the Civil War

David Silverman, Thundersticks: Firearms and the Violent Transformation in Native America

Manisha Sinha, The Counterrevolution of Slavery: Politics and Ideology in Antebellum South Carolina

Manisha Sinha, The Slave’s Cause: A History of Abolition

Alan Taylor, American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804

Alan Taylor, The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, & Indian Allies

Hugh Thomas, World Without End: Spain, Phillip II, and the First Global Empire

Laurel Ulrich, A House Full of Females: Plural Marriage and Women’s Rights in Early Mormonism, 1835-1870

Omar Valerio-Jimenez, River of Hope: Forging Identity and Nation in the Rio Grande Borderlands

Wendy Warren, New England Bound: Slavery and Colonization in Early America

Lorena Walsh, Motives of Honor, Pleasure and Profit: Plantation Management in the Colonial Chesapeake, 1607-1763

David Weber, The Spanish Frontier in North America

Saul Wilentz, No Property in Man: Slavery and Antislavery in the Nation’s Founding

Saul Wilentz, The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln

Stephen Woodworth, Manifest Destinies: America’s Westward Expansion and the Road to Civil War

Serena Zabin, The Boston Massacre: A Family History

Ronald and Mary Zboray, Voices without Votes: Women and Politics in Antebellum New England

Class Schedule History 1301

Date         Class Activity                                   Textbook Chapters

Aug 26     Introduction                                      

       28     Indians, Vikings & Europe               Chapter 1

Sep  2     Labor Day

        4      English Reformation                                       

        9      Virginia                                            Chapter 2

      11      New England

      16      Colonial Society                               Chapter 3                

      18      Colonial Administration                   Chapter 4

      23      English-French Rivalry

      25      UNIT EXAM #1 and MAP TEST

      30      French & Indian War                        Chapter 5

Oct  2      Coming of the Revolution

        7      American Revolution

        9      Articles of Confederation

      14      Constitution                                     Chapter 6

      16      Washington & Adams                              

      21      Jefferson & Madison                        Chapter 8

      23      UNIT EXAM #2                

      28      Westward Expansion                        Chapter

      30      Andrew Jackson I

Nov  4      Andrew Jackson II                            Chapter 10

6      Manifest Destiny                              Chapter 13

11    Mexican War

       13     Slavery                                             Chapter 11

       18     UNIT EXAM #3

       20     Territorial Slavery

       25     Coming of the Civil War I

       27     Coming of the Civil War II                 Chapter 14

Dec   2     Civil War I                                               

         4     Civil War I I                                       Chapter 15

         9     Reconstruction                                Chapter 16      

11    UNIT EXAM #4

OFFICE HOURS: M W 7:30AM-10:30AM  in RGC 1311.01                                                               T TH  7:30AM-12:00PM  in RGC 1311.01

TELEPHONE: 223-3398

E-MAIL: apurcell@austincc.edu

DUE DATE: 1st Book Review for “A” and “B”: Oct. 16, 2024

                      2nd Book Review for “A”: Dec. 4, 2024

LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW: November 21, 2024

COURSE COMPLETION DEADLINE: Dec. 11, 2024 at end of class

ADA: Any student needing special accommodation under ADA must complete the necessary forms in the Office of Student Services.

PRIVACY: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects confidentiality of educational records.  Grades cannot be given over the phone, through a fellow student, or by e-mail in this course.

SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY: “Acts prohibited by the college for which discipline may be administered include scholastic dishonesty, including but limited to cheating on an exam or quiz, plagiarizing, and unauthorized collaboration with another in preparing work.  Academic work submitted by students shall be the result of their thought, research, or self-expression.  Academic work is defined as, but not limited to tests, quizzes, whether taken electronically or on paper; projects, either individual or group; classroom presentations, and homework.” (ACC Student Handbook.) Anyone committing these acts in this course will receive the grade of “F” for the course. Use of AI in the class is scholastic dishonesty.

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: “Each ACC campus offers support services for students with documented physical or psychological disabilities.  Students with disabilities must request reasonable accommodations through the Office for Students with Disabilities on the campus where they expect to take the majority of their classes. Students are encouraged to do this three weeks before the start of the semester.” (ACC Student Handbook)

TESTING CENTER POLICY: http:/www.austincc.edu/testctr

ACADEMIC FREEDOM: The free exchange of information is vital to the pursuit of learning.

BUILDING REGULATIONS: RGC regulations prohibit smoking, eating, and drinking in the classrooms.  These regulations will be enforced in this course.

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In order to pass this course, you are required to demonstrate a knowledge of US geography which has shaped and influenced the history of this nation. Therefore, you will have to pass a map test, administered in class in the same class period as UNIT EXAM #1, which will ask you to locate twenty of the following items on an outline map of the United States. You must score 16 or more correct out of 20 to pass the test. You may take the map test as many times as are necessary to pass the test but you MUST PASS THE MAP TEST BY THE MID-SEMESTER POINT IN ORDER TO PASS THE COURSE! Atlas maps are found in the textbook to help you study for this map test. You must be able to locate the following on the map:

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES UNIT 1

Part A- The Old World (Chapter 1)

1. Describe the origins& life styles of the first North Americans.

2. Discuss the primary aspects of Aztec society.

3. Show how the relationships between the Indians & Europeans changed.

4. Describe the Portuguese relationship with West Africa.

5. Describe the first European settlers in North America.

6. List the European prerequisites for exploration in the 15th century.

7. Explain Columbus' motivations & accomplishments.

8. Describe the participants & results of the Treaty of Tordesillas.

9. Explain how the Spanish conquered the Aztecs.

10. Describe the early Spanish colonial system.

11. Describe the army French colonial system.

12. Explain the major 16th century English religious beliefs.

13. Describe the Elizabethan Settlement in religion.

14. Describe England's relationship with Spain in the 16th century.

15. Describe the English Empire in 16th century Ireland.

16. Discuss the Roanoke experiment in the late 16th century.

Part B- The Early British Empire in North America (Chapter 2)

1. Explain why the English immigrated in the 16th/17th centuries.

2. Describe the early English settlement in 17th century Virginia.

3. Explain the role of tobacco in colonial tidewater Virginia.

4. Describe the demographics of colonial Virginia.

5. Explain how Virginia government changes in 1624.

6. Describe the society & economy of 17th century Maryland.

7. Describe the society & government of the Plymouth colony.

8. Describe the basic tenets of Massachusetts Bay.

9. Describe the society in Massachusetts Bay.

10. Describe the foundation & society in Rhode Island.

11. Describe the foundation & society of New Hampshire.

12. Describe the foundation & society of Connecticut.

13. Explain the Dutch experience in North America.

14. Describe the foundation & government in New Jersey.

15. Discuss the conditions of the Quakers in 17th century England.

16. Describe the foundation & society of Pennsylvania.

17. Describe the foundation & society in the Carolinas.

18. Describe the foundation & society in South Carolina.

19. Explain the differences in Carolina society.

20. Describe the foundation & society of Georgia.

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Part C- Colonial Life and Administration (Chapter 3)

1. Describe the society of New England in the 17th century.

2. Explain the demographics, education & labor systems of 17th century New England.

3. Describe the lives of women in 17th century New England.

4. Explain the social standing & occupations of typical New Englanders.

5. Describe the demographics of the 17th century Chesapeake.

6. Describe the economy of the 17th century Chesapeake.

7. Explain the social classes & their relationships in the 17th century Chesapeake.

8. Discuss the key aspects of slavery growth in the 17th century.

9. Describe the social aspects of North American slavery.

10. Explain the British colonial policy toward the North American colonies prior to 1660.

11. List the requirements of the navigation Act of 1660.

12. Explain the intent of the Navigation Act of 1663.

13. List the enforcement mechanisms of the Navigation Act of 1696.

14. Explain the participants & results of Bacon's Rebellion in 1676.

15. Describe the results of the Glorious Revolution in new England.

Part D- Colonial Society & Administration (Chapter 4)

1. Describe the demographics of 18th century North America.

2. Explain the origins & contributions of the Scotch-Irish.

3. Explain the origins & contributions of the Germans.

4. Describe the Spanish settlement of the Southwest in the 17th& 18th centuries.

5. Discuss the characteristics & contributions of 18th century American cities.

6. Describe Benjamin Franklin's intellectual contributions.

7. Describe the trans-Atlantic economy of the 18th century.

8. Name the leaders of the Great Awakening.

9. Describe the basic concepts of the 18th century British constitution.

10. Describe the realities of 18th century British politics.

11. Describe the main parts of Royal Government in the colonies.

12. Discuss the colonial responses to King William's War & Queen Anne's War.

13. Describe the military events of King George's War in America.

14. Evaluate the beginnings & results of the Seven Year's War for the colonies & for Britain.

15. Describe the lasting legacy of the Seven Year's War.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES UNIT 2

Part A- The Coming of the American Revolution (Chapter 5)

1. Describe the colonial population after the Seven Year's War.

2. Describe King George III's governing style.

3. Explain the key concept in the British/colonial political conflict.

4. Explain the difference between British & colonial views on representation.

5. Discuss the outstanding legacy of the Seven Year's War.

6. List George Grenville's legislative program.

7. Describe the colonial reaction to the Stamp Act.

8. Describe the intent & results of the Townshend Program.

9. Describe the origins & results of the Boston Massacre.

10. Describe the origins & results of the Boston Tea Party.

11. Describe the American response to the Intolerable Act.

12. Name the location of the first battle of the American Revolution.

13. Discuss the accomplishments of the 2nd Continental Congress.

14. List the advantages & disadvantages of the Americans & the British in the American Revolution.

15. Explain Washington's military strategy in the Revolution.

16. Describe the British military strategy of 1776.

17. Describe the British military strategy of 1777.

18. Describe the short-term & long-term results of the Battle of Saratoga.

19. Evaluate the British southern strategy.

20. List the results of the Treaty of Paris in 1783.

Part B- Governing the New Nation (Chapter 6)

1. Name the American political & social reforms of 1783.

2. Explain the position of African Americans in 1783.

3. Describe the new state constitutions of the 1770's & 1780's.

4. Explain the purpose & structure of the Articles of Confederation.

5. Name the major obstacle to ratification of the Articles.

6. Describe the results of the Northwest ordinances of 1785 & 1787.

7. List the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

8. Explain the events that led to the calling of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

9. Describe the financial/social status of the Philadelphia delegates

10. List the provisions of the Virginia Plan.

11. List the provisions of the New Jersey Plan.

12. List the provisions of the Connecticut Plan.

13. Explain the status of slaves within the Constitution.

14. Describe the position of the executive branch in the Constitution.

15. Discuss how the Constitution was ratified.

16. List the advantages of the Federalists.

17. Describe the beliefs of the Antifederalists.

18. Describe the economic/geographic support for the Constitution.

19. Name the major legacy of the Antifederalists.

20. List the major rights in the Bill of Rights.

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Part C- The Federalists in Power (Chapter 7)

1. Explain President George Washington's first responsibility.

2. Describe how Congress expanded the executive branch in 1789.

3. Describe how Congress expanded the judicial branch in 1789.

4. Explain Alexander Hamilton's background & political beliefs.

5. Explain Thomas Jefferson's background & political beliefs.

6. Discuss the four parts of Hamilton's1790 Report on Public Credit.

7. Name the opponents of the National Bank.

8. Relate how Hamilton got Congress to approve the National Bank.

9. Name the portion of Hamilton's plan Congress defeated.

10. Name the event that touched off debate on U.S. foreign policy.

11. Explain the basic beliefs of the Democratic-Republicans in 1791.

12. Explain the basic beliefs of the Federalists in 1791.

13. Describe George Washington's foreign policy in 1793.

14. Discuss the results of Jay's Treaty in 1794.

15. Describe the origins & results of the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794.

16. Name the winners of the national election of 1796.

17. Describe the state of French-American foreign relations in 1797.

18. Explain the primary purpose of the Alien & Sedition Acts.

19. Describe Democrat-c-Republican responses to the Sedition Act.

20. Name the winners of the national election in 1800.

Part D- The Republicans in Power (Chapter 8)

1. Describe the beliefs of the Democratic-Republicans in 1801.

2. Discuss the motivation & movement of westerners in the 1800's.

3. Describe Jefferson's initial actions as president.

4. Describe how Jefferson wished to cut the national debt.

5. Explain how Louisiana became part of the U.S.

6. Discuss the goal of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.

7. Describe Jefferson's policy toward the Barbary pirates.

8. Describe Jefferson's policy toward Federalist judges.

9. Explain the results & significance of Marbury v Madison.

10. Describe the Democratic-Republicans attack on Federalist judges.

11. Describe Aaron Burr's conspiracies.

12. Name the economic legislation impacting the US, 1802-1810.

13. Describe Jefferson's reaction to the British-French War.

14. Describe Madison's reaction to the British-French War.

15. Name the Indian Chief defeated at Tippecanoe.

16. Explain the causes of the War of 1812.

17. Name the U.S. disadvantages in the War of 1812.

18. Discuss in general terms the military campaigns (Canada, Chesapeake & New Orleans) of the War of 1812.

19. Describe the demands of the Hartford Convention.

20. Explain the results of the Treaty of Ghent.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES UNIT 3

Part A- Madison and Monroe (Chapter 9)

1. Describe how the U.S. acquired Florida.

2. Explain the results & significance of Stephen Long's Expedition.

3. Name the primary sellers of much of the land bought by settlers.

4. Name the major parts of the transportation revolution in the early 19th century.

5. Name the inventor of the steamboat.

6. Explain the origin & significance of the Erie Canal.

7. Describe why the Canal Age ended.

8. Describe the new American market economy.

9. Explain how the South produced large amounts of cotton.

10. Name the industry in which the factory system developed first.

11. Describe the beliefs of the Democratic-Republicans by 1815.

12. Discuss Madison's positions on a protective tariff in 1790& 1816.

13. Name the president associated with the Era of Good Feelings.

14. Explain the main elements of the Missouri Compromise.

15. Describe the basic beliefs of Chief Justice Marshall.

16. Describe the basic tenets of the Monroe Doctrine.

Part B- The Jacksonian Era (Chapter 10)

1. Explain the results of the decline of difference in political terms.

2. Describe how politics changed in the 1820's.

3. Name the presidential candidates in 1824.

4. Explain the main elements of the "Corrupt Bargain" of 1824.

5. Describe the problems of John Quincy Adams as president.

6. Name the supporters of Andrew Jackson in 1828.

7. Discuss the basic elements of the election of 1828.

8. Describe the main aspects of the "Spoils System."

9. Explain Jackson's Indian policy.

10. Explain why the tariff hurt South Carolina so much.

11. Name the leader of the southern states' rights movement.

12. Explain the doctrine of nullification in 1832.

13. Describe the events & results of the Nullification Crisis of 1832.

14. Name the author of the Compromise Tariff of 1833.

15. Name the president of the Second National Bank.

16. Describe the events of the Bank War of 1832.

17. Explain how Jackson destroyed the Second National Bank.

18. Name the presidential candidates in 1836.

19. Explain why Martin Van Buren's administration failed.

20. Explain the results of the presidential campaign of 1840.

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Part C- Manifest Destiny (Chapter 13)

1. Explain the results of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty.

2. Describe who encouraged U.S. citizens to immigrate to Texas.

3. Explain the major problems between the U.S. citizens in Texas& the Mexican government.

4. List the major campaigns of the Texas Revolution.

5. Name the "Hero of San Jacinto. "

6. Describe what occurred when Texas tried to enter the U.S. in 1836.

7. Explain why the Mormons traveled to Utah.

8. Describe how President Tyler annexed Texas.

9. Discuss the candidates & results of the national election of 1844.

10. Name the winner of the election of 1844.

11. Describe the basic tenets of Manifest Destiny.

12. Explain how the Oregon boundary question was settled.

13. Explain why the U.S. went to war with Mexico in 1846.

14. Name the major campaigns & U.S. military leaders of the Mexican War.

15. Explain the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

16. Name chief U.S. negotiator of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

17. Name the invention that transformed the U.S. economy in1850.

18. Explain how railroads transformed the economy.

19. Describe the social results of the factory system

20. List the major immigrant groups coming to the US in 1840-1850.

Part D- The South & Slavery (Chapter 11)

1. Explain the relationship of antebellum white society with slavery.

2. Describe the daily life of the average slave.

3. List the occupations held by slaves.

4. Describe the sociological relationships of the slave family.

5. Name the major American slave revolts.

6. Describe the various methods of slave resistance in the South.

7. Explain the role of Free Blacks in the Old South.

8. Describe the role of the large planters in the Old South.

9. Explain how large planters of the cotton kingdom lived.

10. Discuss the role of the small slaveholders in the Old South.

11. Describe the economic and social characteristics of the yeoman whites in the Old South.

12. Describe the basis of the proslavery argument.

13. Describe the internal slave trade.

14. Name the major cash crop in coastal South Carolina & Georgia.

15. Name the major cash crop in southern Louisiana.

16. Explain the role of short staple cotton in the southern economy.

17. Name the major slave revolts and conspiracies from 1800 to 1831.

18. Explain the issue of the profitability of slavery.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES UNIT 4

Part A- The 1850's (Chapter 14)

1. Name the man attacked on the floor of the Senate in 1856.

2. Explain the feelings of most northern whites towards slavery.

3. Discuss what happened to the Wilmot Proviso.

4. Name the early proponent of "popular sovereignty".

5. Name the third party that appeared in 1848.

6. Name the candidates in the election of 1848.

7. List the provisions of the Compromise of 1850.

8. Name the party supported by most immigrants in the 1850's.

9. Name the winner of the election of 1852.

10. Explain why Stephen A. Douglas organized Kansas-Nebraska Territory.

11. Explain how Douglas got Kansas-Nebraska organized.

12. Discuss why northerners opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

13. Explain the Ostend Manifesto of 1854.

14. Explain IN DETAIL the Republican Party beliefs of the 1850's.

15. Discuss southern support for the Republican Party.

16. Explain who won the election of 1856 and WHY.

17. List the results of the Dred Scott case.

18. Explain the reaction of the Republicans to Dred Scott.

19. Name the majority of the population of Kansas in mid 1850's.

20. Discuss the Lecompton Constitution.

21. Name the leader of the Harpers Ferry raid in 1859.

22. Explain why southerners didn't want John Sherman as Speaker of the House of Representatives.

23. Explain why southerners feared "Helperism".

24. Discuss IN DETAIL the Republican Platform of 1860.

25. Name the presidential candidates of 1860.

Part B- The Civil War (Chapter 15)

1. Name the first state to secede after Lincoln's election.

2. Explain who dominated the creation of the Confederacy.

3. List the important parts of the Confederate Constitution.

4. Explain how secession took place geographically.

5. Explain the Compromise of 1861.

6. Show where military hostilities began.

7. Explain when the upper South seceded from the Union.

8. Explain what happened when the Confederates fired on Ft. Sumter.

9. Discuss why Maryland didn't join the Confederacy.

10. Discuss the most important issue at the beginning of the Civil War.

11. Explain the basic southern strategy in the Civil War.

12. List the southern advantages & disadvantages in the War.

13. Explain Jefferson Davis' leadership abilities.

14. Name the general who replaced Winfield Scott.

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15. Discuss the South's most important diplomatic objective.

16. Discuss how the Emancipation Proclamation worked.

17. Enumerate the constitutional amendment abolishing slavery.

18. Explain the results of the Enrollment Act of 1863.

19. Name the general who captured Atlanta.

20. Discuss the constitutional policy destroyed by the Civil War.

21. List the legislation passed by the Republicans during the Civil War.

22. Explain the effect of the war on Northern society.

23. Name the commander of the Confederate military forces.

24. Name the turning point of the Civil War in the east.

25. Name the turning point of the Civil War in the west.

Part C- Reconstruction (Chapter 16)

1. Describe the goals of Lincoln's Reconstruction policies.

2. Describe the expectations of the Radical Republicans in Reconstruction.

3. List the requirements in the Wade-Davis Bill.

4. Name the leading Radical Republicans.

5. Explain why the impeachment of Andrew Johnson failed.

6. List the major laws of Radical Reconstruction.

7. List the groups in the Radical Republican coalition.

8. Discuss the intent of the Black Codes.

9. Explain the results of Radical Republican governments in the South.

10. Name those involved in the Grant Administration scandals.

11. Discuss the legacy of Reconstruction for most southern Blacks.

12. Name the candidates for President in 1876.

13. Discuss the accomplishments of the Redeemer governments.

14. Explain how southern whites subverted the 15th Amendment.

15. Discuss the effects of the 15th Amendment.

16. Explain the decline of Radical Republican idealism in the 1870's.

17. Name the leader of the spoilsmen in the 1870's.

18. Discuss the Ku Klux Klan.

19. Explain the Compromise of 1877.

20. Discuss the programs of the Redeemers.

        HISTORY 1301                         Dr. Allan Purcell

                                   (#90857-127 and #90807-034)

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is a study of the history of the United States to 1877.

COURSE RATIONALE: This course provides a basic survey of U.S. history to 1877 and satisfies three semester hours of the Legislative Requirement in U.S. History.

COURSE METHODOLOGY: This is primarily a lecture course with opportunity for student discussion.

COMMON COURSE OBJECTIVES: http://www.austincc.edu/history

TEXTBOOK: Robert Divine et al, America Past and Present Volume I (Ninth or Tenth Edition) or H.W. Brands et al, American Stories Volume I  (Fourth Edition)

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

1. The material in America Past & Present or American Stories is to be read and studied according to the attached schedule.

2. Punctual and regular attendance is required.  Any student accumulating three (3) or more UNEXCUSED absences MAY be dropped from this course.  This is at the discretion of the instructor.

3. The quality and quantity of the work done by the student determines his/her final grade:

           For the grade of "A", the student must complete all four unit exams with an overall average of 90 or above AND write two analytical book reviews (at least one of which must be graded "EXCELLENT" and the other at least "ACCEPTABLE") AND pass the course map test.

          For the grade of "B", the student must complete all four unit exams with an overall average of 80 or above AND write one analytical book review (which must be graded at least "ACCEPTABLE") AND pass the course map test.

          For the grade of "C", the student must complete all four unit exams with an overall average of 70 or above AND pass the course map test.

          For the grade of "F", the student who fails to take all four unit exams or who fails to maintain an overall average of 70 on these four unit exams or who fails the course map test or who commits any act of scholastic dishonesty will earn the grade of "F".

          For the grade of "I", the student must have a medical excuse certified by a physician. All “Incompletes” must be completed within the first four weeks of the following semester.  There are no exceptions to this policy.

UNIT EXAMS: One of the first three unit exams may be taken twice.  The first time will be in class on the day mentioned in the attached semester schedule.  If the student fails the test, they may take the exam one more time in the Testing Center.  However, there are two restrictions on the retest: first, the HIGHEST GRADE POSSIBLE ON THE RETEST IS 70 and second, THIS RETEST MUST BE TAKEN WITHIN ONE WEEK OF THE TIME THE UNIT EXAM IS GIVEN IN CLASS. The higher of the two grades will be the one recorded for the student for that unit exam.  (If a student misses the unit exam in class for good cause- as determined by the instructor- they may then take the unit exam in the Testing Center or my office for the first time with no restrictions on the grade.)  The unit exams consist of multiple-choice questions covering the textbook material and classroom exposition as highlighted by the learning objectives issued for each chapter.

          There is no comprehensive final exam in this course.

AL’S SPECIAL DISPENSATION: If I have scheduled my exam on a day on which you already have one or more other exams scheduled, you may take my exam on another day of that week, provided you tell me before the test day.

MAP TEST: Because United States history is shaped and influenced by the geography of the continent, it is imperative that the student knows the basic facts of United States geography.  Therefore the student will be required to pass a geography map test.  This test will require the student to locate on an outline map of the United States twenty of the features named on the attached list.  A passing score is 80. The test will be taken in class on the same day as Unit Exam #1.  This map test must be passed by the mid-semester point.

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION: This is entirely voluntary.  All of the learning objectives for this course have been programmed on my website at http://www.austincc.edu/purcell.  Further instructions on the use of this material as one means of learning course material will be provided during an in-class demonstration period at the beginning of each semester.  I wish to make two important points concerning computer-assisted instruction: first, this is completely voluntary- the student is NOT required to use computer-assisted instruction, however experience has shown those students who do use it tend to score higher on the unit exams and second, computer-assisted instruction supplements but DOES NOT REPLACE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION.  Even if students use computer-assisted instruction, they must still attend class.

ANALYTICAL BOOK REVIEWS:

Rationale: This analytical book review will critically examine an important scholarly book covering some aspect of United States History from 1492 to 1877.

The purpose of this review is twofold: first, to acquaint the student with a classic volume of historical scholarship and second, to allow the student to think critically about an important facet of American history and then to organize your thoughts in clear, cogent prose.  You should not view this simply as a hurdle which you must overcome in order to earn a grade of "A" or "B" in this course, but rather approach it as an opportunity to expand your creativity in thinking and writing, two very important aspects of any individual's necessary life skills.  Therefore, be advised that I consider this a VERY important aspect of this course and your reviews will be read and graded VERY carefully.

Form: Each book review will be approximately 1500 words long, although this is a general guideline and not an absolute requirement.  The main objective of this analytical book review is to comprehensively cover the three sections of the following book report outline:

          Part I: This is a brief outline of the contents of the book.  In the space of one or two paragraphs you should be able to convey the parameters of the book's contents.  DO NOT simply reproduce the book's table of contents.

          Part II: Here is the place for a careful summary of the author's thesis. The thesis is the primary idea the author is trying to prove and convince the reader to accept.  You must first identify and quote the thesis and then show how the author either substantiates or fails to substantiate this thesis.  This will undoubtedly take you a page or two to do a good job.

          Part III: This is the most important part of your book review.  Here is where you describe your reaction to the book.  Some of the questions you must answer include: Do you agree or disagree with the book's conclusions?  Why?  Did the book support or contradict what you read in your textbook on the same subject? (You MUST quote three of the relevant passages from both books.)  Did you detect any biases on the part of the author?  What was the author's background and why did he or she write the book?  How in your opinion could the book have been improved?  You must be specific and keep in mind there are NO perfect books.  Did you enjoy reading the book? Why or why not?  Would you recommend it to others?

Grading: The book reviews will be graded "EXCELLENT", "ACCEPTED", or "NOT ACCEPTED". The second book review, required only of those seeking the grade of "A", must be graded "EXCELLENT".   The first book review, required of those seeking the grades of "A" and "B", must be graded at least "ACCEPTED".  Any "NOT ACCEPTED" book reports will be returned to the student to be rewritten.

Due Dates: The first analytical book review is due at mid-semester.                                The second analytical book review is due one week before the end of the semester.

Books: The following books may be read for the analytical book review.  If you wish to substitute another book for one of these, YOU MUST RECEIVE THE INSTRUCTOR’S APPROVAL.  All of the following books are found on the shelves of the RGC Library.  They are listed in the order they are cataloged on the shelves.

Alice Baugartner, South to Freedom: Runaway Slaves to Mexico and the Road to the Civil War

Richard Beeman, Varieties of Political Experience in 18th Century America

Michael Bernnett, Union Jacks: Yankee Sailors in the Civil War

Ira Berlin, Slaves Without Masters: The Free Negro in the Antebellum South

Carol Berkin, Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for American Independence

Colin Calloway, The Scratch of a Pen: 1763 and the Transformation of North America

Kate Carte, Religion and the American Revolution: An Imperial History

Ron Chernow, Alexander Hamilton

Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life

Saul Cornell, The Other Founders: Anti-Federalism and the Dissenting Tradition in America, 1788-1828

Alfred Crosby, The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492

Christian Crouch, Nobility Lost: French and Canadian Martial Cultures, Indians, and the End of New France

Roger Crowley, Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire

David Brion Davis, Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World

Steven Deyle, Carry Me Back: The Domestic Slave Trade in American Life

Gregory Downs, Declarations of Dependence: The Long Reconstruction of Popular Politics in the South 1861-1908

Ellen DuBois, Suffrage: Women’s Long Battle for the Vote

Kathleen DuVal, Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Frontier

Laura Edwards, A Nation of Rights: A Legal History of the Civil War and Reconstruction

Stanley Elkins & Eric McKitrick, The Age of Federalism

Joseph Ellis, Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

Drew Faust, This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War

David Fischer, Albion’s Seed: Four British Folkways in America

Caitlin Fitz, Our Sister Republics: The United States in an Age of American Revolutions

Richard Follett, The Sugar Masters: Planters and Salves in Louisiana’s Cane World, 1820-1860

Eric Foner, Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men: The Ideology of the Republican Party before the Civil War

Eric Foner, Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad

Joanne Freeman, The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War

Gary Gallagher, The Confederate War

Malcolm Gaskill, Between Two Worlds: How the English Became Americans

Joseph Glatthaar, General Lee’s Army: From Victory to Collapse

William Gienapp, The Origins of the Republican Party, 1852-1856

Peter Guardino, The Dead March: A History of the Mexican-American War

Nicholas Guyatt, Bind Us Apart: How Enlightened Americans Invented Racial Segregation

Mark Hanna, Pirate Nests and the Rise of the British Empire, 1570-1740

Leslie Harris, In the Shadow of Slavery: African Americans in New York City, 1626-1863

James Horn, 1619: Jamestown and the Forging of American Democracy

Maya Jasanoff, Liberty’s Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World

Walter Johnson, River of Dark Dreams: Slavery and Empire in the Cotton South

Stephanie Rogers-Jones, They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South

Matthew Karp, This Vast Southern Empire: Slaveholders at the Helm of American Foreign Policy

Michael Klarman, The Framers’ Coup: The Making of the United States Constitution

Karen Kupperman, Roanoke: The Abandoned Colony

John Larson, The Market Revolution in America: Liberty, Ambition, and the Eclipse of the Common Good

Andrew Lipman, The Saltwater Frontier: Indians and the Contest for the American Coast

Leon Litvack, Been in the Storm So Long: The Aftermath of Slavery

Pauline Maier, Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788

Stephanie McCurry, Confederate Reckoning: Power and Politics in the Civil War South

John Meacham, American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House

Russell Menard, Sweet Negotiations: Sugar, Slavery, and Plantation Agriculture in Early Barbados

Warren Milteer, Beyond Slavery’s Shadow: Free People of Color in the South

Reid Mitchell, Civil War Soldiers

David Montejano, Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas

Edmund Morgan, American Slavery, American Freedom: The Ordeal of Colonial Virginia

Jennifer Morgan, Reckoning With Slavery: Gender, Kinship, and Capitalism in Early Black Atlantic

Matthew Mulcahy, Hubs of Empire: The Southeastern Low Country and British Caribbean

Charles Neimeyer, America Goes to War: A Social History of the Continental Army

Simon Newman, A New World of Labor: The Development of Plantation Slavery in the British Atlantic

Mary Beth Norton, Founding Mothers and Fathers: Gendered Power and the Forming of American Society

Mary Beth Norton, In the Devil’s Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692

Andrew O’Shaunghnessy, The Men Who Lost America: British Leadership, the American Revolution, and the Fate of Empire

Robert Parkinson, The Common Cause: Creating Race and Nation in the American Revolution

Carla Pestana, The English Atlantic in an Age of Revolution, 1640-1661

David Potter, The Impending Crisis: America Before the Civil War, 1848-1861

Marcus, Rediker, The Slave Ship: A Human History

Andres Resendez, The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America

Heather Richardson, Greatest Nation of the Earth: Republican Economic Policies during the Civil War

Daniel Richter, Before the Revolution: America’s Ancient Pasts

Susanah Romney, New Netherland Connections: Intimate Networks and Atlantic Ties in Seventeenth Century America

Jaime Rodriguez, Political Culture in Spanish America, 1500-1740

Adam Rothman, Slave Country: American Expansion and the Origins of the Deep South

Claudio Saunt, West of the Revolution: An Uncommon History of 1776

Nina Silber, Daughters of the Union: Northern Women Fight the Civil War

David Silverman, Thundersticks: Firearms and the Violent Transformation in Native America

Manisha Sinha, The Counterrevolution of Slavery: Politics and Ideology in Antebellum South Carolina

Manisha Sinha, The Slave’s Cause: A History of Abolition

Alan Taylor, American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804

Alan Taylor, The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, & Indian Allies

Hugh Thomas, World Without End: Spain, Phillip II, and the First Global Empire

Laurel Ulrich, A House Full of Females: Plural Marriage and Women’s Rights in Early Mormonism, 1835-1870

Omar Valerio-Jimenez, River of Hope: Forging Identity and Nation in the Rio Grande Borderlands

Wendy Warren, New England Bound: Slavery and Colonization in Early America

Lorena Walsh, Motives of Honor, Pleasure and Profit: Plantation Management in the Colonial Chesapeake, 1607-1763

David Weber, The Spanish Frontier in North America

Saul Wilentz, No Property in Man: Slavery and Antislavery in the Nation’s Founding

Saul Wilentz, The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln

Stephen Woodworth, Manifest Destinies: America’s Westward Expansion and the Road to Civil War

Serena Zabin, The Boston Massacre: A Family History

Ronald and Mary Zboray, Voices without Votes: Women and Politics in Antebellum New England

Class Schedule History 1301

Date         Class Activity                                   Textbook Chapters

Aug 26     Introduction                                      

       28     Indians, Vikings & Europe               Chapter 1

Sep  2     Labor Day

        4      English Reformation                                       

        9      Virginia                                            Chapter 2

      11      New England

      16      Colonial Society                               Chapter 3                

      18      Colonial Administration                   Chapter 4

      23      English-French Rivalry

      25      UNIT EXAM #1 and MAP TEST

      30      French & Indian War                        Chapter 5

Oct  2      Coming of the Revolution

        7      American Revolution

        9      Articles of Confederation

      14      Constitution                                     Chapter 6

      16      Washington & Adams                              

      21      Jefferson & Madison                        Chapter 8

      23      UNIT EXAM #2                

      28      Westward Expansion                        Chapter

      30      Andrew Jackson I

Nov  4      Andrew Jackson II                            Chapter 10

6      Manifest Destiny                              Chapter 13

11    Mexican War

       13     Slavery                                             Chapter 11

       18     UNIT EXAM #3

       20     Territorial Slavery

       25     Coming of the Civil War I

       27     Coming of the Civil War II                 Chapter 14

Dec   2     Civil War I                                               

         4     Civil War I I                                       Chapter 15

         9     Reconstruction                                Chapter 16      

11    UNIT EXAM #4

OFFICE HOURS: M W 7:30AM-10:30AM  in RGC 1311.01                                                               T TH  7:30AM-12:00PM  in RGC 1311.01

TELEPHONE: 223-3398

E-MAIL: apurcell@austincc.edu

DUE DATE: 1st Book Review for “A” and “B”: Oct. 16, 2024

                      2nd Book Review for “A”: Dec. 4, 2024

LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW: November 21, 2024

COURSE COMPLETION DEADLINE: Dec. 11, 2024 at end of class

ADA: Any student needing special accommodation under ADA must complete the necessary forms in the Office of Student Services.

PRIVACY: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects confidentiality of educational records.  Grades cannot be given over the phone, through a fellow student, or by e-mail in this course.

SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY: “Acts prohibited by the college for which discipline may be administered include scholastic dishonesty, including but limited to cheating on an exam or quiz, plagiarizing, and unauthorized collaboration with another in preparing work.  Academic work submitted by students shall be the result of their thought, research, or self-expression.  Academic work is defined as, but not limited to tests, quizzes, whether taken electronically or on paper; projects, either individual or group; classroom presentations, and homework.” (ACC Student Handbook.) Anyone committing these acts in this course will receive the grade of “F” for the course. Use of AI in the class is scholastic dishonesty.

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: “Each ACC campus offers support services for students with documented physical or psychological disabilities.  Students with disabilities must request reasonable accommodations through the Office for Students with Disabilities on the campus where they expect to take the majority of their classes. Students are encouraged to do this three weeks before the start of the semester.” (ACC Student Handbook)

TESTING CENTER POLICY: http:/www.austincc.edu/testctr

ACADEMIC FREEDOM: The free exchange of information is vital to the pursuit of learning.

BUILDING REGULATIONS: RGC regulations prohibit smoking, eating, and drinking in the classrooms.  These regulations will be enforced in this course.

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In order to pass this course, you are required to demonstrate a knowledge of US geography which has shaped and influenced the history of this nation. Therefore, you will have to pass a map test, administered in class in the same class period as UNIT EXAM #1, which will ask you to locate twenty of the following items on an outline map of the United States. You must score 16 or more correct out of 20 to pass the test. You may take the map test as many times as are necessary to pass the test but you MUST PASS THE MAP TEST BY THE MID-SEMESTER POINT IN ORDER TO PASS THE COURSE! Atlas maps are found in the textbook to help you study for this map test. You must be able to locate the following on the map:

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES UNIT 1

Part A- The Old World (Chapter 1)

1. Describe the origins& life styles of the first North Americans.

2. Discuss the primary aspects of Aztec society.

3. Show how the relationships between the Indians & Europeans changed.

4. Describe the Portuguese relationship with West Africa.

5. Describe the first European settlers in North America.

6. List the European prerequisites for exploration in the 15th century.

7. Explain Columbus' motivations & accomplishments.

8. Describe the participants & results of the Treaty of Tordesillas.

9. Explain how the Spanish conquered the Aztecs.

10. Describe the early Spanish colonial system.

11. Describe the army French colonial system.

12. Explain the major 16th century English religious beliefs.

13. Describe the Elizabethan Settlement in religion.

14. Describe England's relationship with Spain in the 16th century.

15. Describe the English Empire in 16th century Ireland.

16. Discuss the Roanoke experiment in the late 16th century.

Part B- The Early British Empire in North America (Chapter 2)

1. Explain why the English immigrated in the 16th/17th centuries.

2. Describe the early English settlement in 17th century Virginia.

3. Explain the role of tobacco in colonial tidewater Virginia.

4. Describe the demographics of colonial Virginia.

5. Explain how Virginia government changes in 1624.

6. Describe the society & economy of 17th century Maryland.

7. Describe the society & government of the Plymouth colony.

8. Describe the basic tenets of Massachusetts Bay.

9. Describe the society in Massachusetts Bay.

10. Describe the foundation & society in Rhode Island.

11. Describe the foundation & society of New Hampshire.

12. Describe the foundation & society of Connecticut.

13. Explain the Dutch experience in North America.

14. Describe the foundation & government in New Jersey.

15. Discuss the conditions of the Quakers in 17th century England.

16. Describe the foundation & society of Pennsylvania.

17. Describe the foundation & society in the Carolinas.

18. Describe the foundation & society in South Carolina.

19. Explain the differences in Carolina society.

20. Describe the foundation & society of Georgia.

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Part C- Colonial Life and Administration (Chapter 3)

1. Describe the society of New England in the 17th century.

2. Explain the demographics, education & labor systems of 17th century New England.

3. Describe the lives of women in 17th century New England.

4. Explain the social standing & occupations of typical New Englanders.

5. Describe the demographics of the 17th century Chesapeake.

6. Describe the economy of the 17th century Chesapeake.

7. Explain the social classes & their relationships in the 17th century Chesapeake.

8. Discuss the key aspects of slavery growth in the 17th century.

9. Describe the social aspects of North American slavery.

10. Explain the British colonial policy toward the North American colonies prior to 1660.

11. List the requirements of the navigation Act of 1660.

12. Explain the intent of the Navigation Act of 1663.

13. List the enforcement mechanisms of the Navigation Act of 1696.

14. Explain the participants & results of Bacon's Rebellion in 1676.

15. Describe the results of the Glorious Revolution in new England.

Part D- Colonial Society & Administration (Chapter 4)

1. Describe the demographics of 18th century North America.

2. Explain the origins & contributions of the Scotch-Irish.

3. Explain the origins & contributions of the Germans.

4. Describe the Spanish settlement of the Southwest in the 17th& 18th centuries.

5. Discuss the characteristics & contributions of 18th century American cities.

6. Describe Benjamin Franklin's intellectual contributions.

7. Describe the trans-Atlantic economy of the 18th century.

8. Name the leaders of the Great Awakening.

9. Describe the basic concepts of the 18th century British constitution.

10. Describe the realities of 18th century British politics.

11. Describe the main parts of Royal Government in the colonies.

12. Discuss the colonial responses to King William's War & Queen Anne's War.

13. Describe the military events of King George's War in America.

14. Evaluate the beginnings & results of the Seven Year's War for the colonies & for Britain.

15. Describe the lasting legacy of the Seven Year's War.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES UNIT 2

Part A- The Coming of the American Revolution (Chapter 5)

1. Describe the colonial population after the Seven Year's War.

2. Describe King George III's governing style.

3. Explain the key concept in the British/colonial political conflict.

4. Explain the difference between British & colonial views on representation.

5. Discuss the outstanding legacy of the Seven Year's War.

6. List George Grenville's legislative program.

7. Describe the colonial reaction to the Stamp Act.

8. Describe the intent & results of the Townshend Program.

9. Describe the origins & results of the Boston Massacre.

10. Describe the origins & results of the Boston Tea Party.

11. Describe the American response to the Intolerable Act.

12. Name the location of the first battle of the American Revolution.

13. Discuss the accomplishments of the 2nd Continental Congress.

14. List the advantages & disadvantages of the Americans & the British in the American Revolution.

15. Explain Washington's military strategy in the Revolution.

16. Describe the British military strategy of 1776.

17. Describe the British military strategy of 1777.

18. Describe the short-term & long-term results of the Battle of Saratoga.

19. Evaluate the British southern strategy.

20. List the results of the Treaty of Paris in 1783.

Part B- Governing the New Nation (Chapter 6)

1. Name the American political & social reforms of 1783.

2. Explain the position of African Americans in 1783.

3. Describe the new state constitutions of the 1770's & 1780's.

4. Explain the purpose & structure of the Articles of Confederation.

5. Name the major obstacle to ratification of the Articles.

6. Describe the results of the Northwest ordinances of 1785 & 1787.

7. List the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

8. Explain the events that led to the calling of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

9. Describe the financial/social status of the Philadelphia delegates

10. List the provisions of the Virginia Plan.

11. List the provisions of the New Jersey Plan.

12. List the provisions of the Connecticut Plan.

13. Explain the status of slaves within the Constitution.

14. Describe the position of the executive branch in the Constitution.

15. Discuss how the Constitution was ratified.

16. List the advantages of the Federalists.

17. Describe the beliefs of the Antifederalists.

18. Describe the economic/geographic support for the Constitution.

19. Name the major legacy of the Antifederalists.

20. List the major rights in the Bill of Rights.

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Part C- The Federalists in Power (Chapter 7)

1. Explain President George Washington's first responsibility.

2. Describe how Congress expanded the executive branch in 1789.

3. Describe how Congress expanded the judicial branch in 1789.

4. Explain Alexander Hamilton's background & political beliefs.

5. Explain Thomas Jefferson's background & political beliefs.

6. Discuss the four parts of Hamilton's1790 Report on Public Credit.

7. Name the opponents of the National Bank.

8. Relate how Hamilton got Congress to approve the National Bank.

9. Name the portion of Hamilton's plan Congress defeated.

10. Name the event that touched off debate on U.S. foreign policy.

11. Explain the basic beliefs of the Democratic-Republicans in 1791.

12. Explain the basic beliefs of the Federalists in 1791.

13. Describe George Washington's foreign policy in 1793.

14. Discuss the results of Jay's Treaty in 1794.

15. Describe the origins & results of the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794.

16. Name the winners of the national election of 1796.

17. Describe the state of French-American foreign relations in 1797.

18. Explain the primary purpose of the Alien & Sedition Acts.

19. Describe Democrat-c-Republican responses to the Sedition Act.

20. Name the winners of the national election in 1800.

Part D- The Republicans in Power (Chapter 8)

1. Describe the beliefs of the Democratic-Republicans in 1801.

2. Discuss the motivation & movement of westerners in the 1800's.

3. Describe Jefferson's initial actions as president.

4. Describe how Jefferson wished to cut the national debt.

5. Explain how Louisiana became part of the U.S.

6. Discuss the goal of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.

7. Describe Jefferson's policy toward the Barbary pirates.

8. Describe Jefferson's policy toward Federalist judges.

9. Explain the results & significance of Marbury v Madison.

10. Describe the Democratic-Republicans attack on Federalist judges.

11. Describe Aaron Burr's conspiracies.

12. Name the economic legislation impacting the US, 1802-1810.

13. Describe Jefferson's reaction to the British-French War.

14. Describe Madison's reaction to the British-French War.

15. Name the Indian Chief defeated at Tippecanoe.

16. Explain the causes of the War of 1812.

17. Name the U.S. disadvantages in the War of 1812.

18. Discuss in general terms the military campaigns (Canada, Chesapeake & New Orleans) of the War of 1812.

19. Describe the demands of the Hartford Convention.

20. Explain the results of the Treaty of Ghent.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES UNIT 3

Part A- Madison and Monroe (Chapter 9)

1. Describe how the U.S. acquired Florida.

2. Explain the results & significance of Stephen Long's Expedition.

3. Name the primary sellers of much of the land bought by settlers.

4. Name the major parts of the transportation revolution in the early 19th century.

5. Name the inventor of the steamboat.

6. Explain the origin & significance of the Erie Canal.

7. Describe why the Canal Age ended.

8. Describe the new American market economy.

9. Explain how the South produced large amounts of cotton.

10. Name the industry in which the factory system developed first.

11. Describe the beliefs of the Democratic-Republicans by 1815.

12. Discuss Madison's positions on a protective tariff in 1790& 1816.

13. Name the president associated with the Era of Good Feelings.

14. Explain the main elements of the Missouri Compromise.

15. Describe the basic beliefs of Chief Justice Marshall.

16. Describe the basic tenets of the Monroe Doctrine.

Part B- The Jacksonian Era (Chapter 10)

1. Explain the results of the decline of difference in political terms.

2. Describe how politics changed in the 1820's.

3. Name the presidential candidates in 1824.

4. Explain the main elements of the "Corrupt Bargain" of 1824.

5. Describe the problems of John Quincy Adams as president.

6. Name the supporters of Andrew Jackson in 1828.

7. Discuss the basic elements of the election of 1828.

8. Describe the main aspects of the "Spoils System."

9. Explain Jackson's Indian policy.

10. Explain why the tariff hurt South Carolina so much.

11. Name the leader of the southern states' rights movement.

12. Explain the doctrine of nullification in 1832.

13. Describe the events & results of the Nullification Crisis of 1832.

14. Name the author of the Compromise Tariff of 1833.

15. Name the president of the Second National Bank.

16. Describe the events of the Bank War of 1832.

17. Explain how Jackson destroyed the Second National Bank.

18. Name the presidential candidates in 1836.

19. Explain why Martin Van Buren's administration failed.

20. Explain the results of the presidential campaign of 1840.

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Part C- Manifest Destiny (Chapter 13)

1. Explain the results of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty.

2. Describe who encouraged U.S. citizens to immigrate to Texas.

3. Explain the major problems between the U.S. citizens in Texas& the Mexican government.

4. List the major campaigns of the Texas Revolution.

5. Name the "Hero of San Jacinto. "

6. Describe what occurred when Texas tried to enter the U.S. in 1836.

7. Explain why the Mormons traveled to Utah.

8. Describe how President Tyler annexed Texas.

9. Discuss the candidates & results of the national election of 1844.

10. Name the winner of the election of 1844.

11. Describe the basic tenets of Manifest Destiny.

12. Explain how the Oregon boundary question was settled.

13. Explain why the U.S. went to war with Mexico in 1846.

14. Name the major campaigns & U.S. military leaders of the Mexican War.

15. Explain the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

16. Name chief U.S. negotiator of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

17. Name the invention that transformed the U.S. economy in1850.

18. Explain how railroads transformed the economy.

19. Describe the social results of the factory system

20. List the major immigrant groups coming to the US in 1840-1850.

Part D- The South & Slavery (Chapter 11)

1. Explain the relationship of antebellum white society with slavery.

2. Describe the daily life of the average slave.

3. List the occupations held by slaves.

4. Describe the sociological relationships of the slave family.

5. Name the major American slave revolts.

6. Describe the various methods of slave resistance in the South.

7. Explain the role of Free Blacks in the Old South.

8. Describe the role of the large planters in the Old South.

9. Explain how large planters of the cotton kingdom lived.

10. Discuss the role of the small slaveholders in the Old South.

11. Describe the economic and social characteristics of the yeoman whites in the Old South.

12. Describe the basis of the proslavery argument.

13. Describe the internal slave trade.

14. Name the major cash crop in coastal South Carolina & Georgia.

15. Name the major cash crop in southern Louisiana.

16. Explain the role of short staple cotton in the southern economy.

17. Name the major slave revolts and conspiracies from 1800 to 1831.

18. Explain the issue of the profitability of slavery.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES UNIT 4

Part A- The 1850's (Chapter 14)

1. Name the man attacked on the floor of the Senate in 1856.

2. Explain the feelings of most northern whites towards slavery.

3. Discuss what happened to the Wilmot Proviso.

4. Name the early proponent of "popular sovereignty".

5. Name the third party that appeared in 1848.

6. Name the candidates in the election of 1848.

7. List the provisions of the Compromise of 1850.

8. Name the party supported by most immigrants in the 1850's.

9. Name the winner of the election of 1852.

10. Explain why Stephen A. Douglas organized Kansas-Nebraska Territory.

11. Explain how Douglas got Kansas-Nebraska organized.

12. Discuss why northerners opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

13. Explain the Ostend Manifesto of 1854.

14. Explain IN DETAIL the Republican Party beliefs of the 1850's.

15. Discuss southern support for the Republican Party.

16. Explain who won the election of 1856 and WHY.

17. List the results of the Dred Scott case.

18. Explain the reaction of the Republicans to Dred Scott.

19. Name the majority of the population of Kansas in mid 1850's.

20. Discuss the Lecompton Constitution.

21. Name the leader of the Harpers Ferry raid in 1859.

22. Explain why southerners didn't want John Sherman as Speaker of the House of Representatives.

23. Explain why southerners feared "Helperism".

24. Discuss IN DETAIL the Republican Platform of 1860.

25. Name the presidential candidates of 1860.

Part B- The Civil War (Chapter 15)

1. Name the first state to secede after Lincoln's election.

2. Explain who dominated the creation of the Confederacy.

3. List the important parts of the Confederate Constitution.

4. Explain how secession took place geographically.

5. Explain the Compromise of 1861.

6. Show where military hostilities began.

7. Explain when the upper South seceded from the Union.

8. Explain what happened when the Confederates fired on Ft. Sumter.

9. Discuss why Maryland didn't join the Confederacy.

10. Discuss the most important issue at the beginning of the Civil War.

11. Explain the basic southern strategy in the Civil War.

12. List the southern advantages & disadvantages in the War.

13. Explain Jefferson Davis' leadership abilities.

14. Name the general who replaced Winfield Scott.

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15. Discuss the South's most important diplomatic objective.

16. Discuss how the Emancipation Proclamation worked.

17. Enumerate the constitutional amendment abolishing slavery.

18. Explain the results of the Enrollment Act of 1863.

19. Name the general who captured Atlanta.

20. Discuss the constitutional policy destroyed by the Civil War.

21. List the legislation passed by the Republicans during the Civil War.

22. Explain the effect of the war on Northern society.

23. Name the commander of the Confederate military forces.

24. Name the turning point of the Civil War in the east.

25. Name the turning point of the Civil War in the west.

Part C- Reconstruction (Chapter 16)

1. Describe the goals of Lincoln's Reconstruction policies.

2. Describe the expectations of the Radical Republicans in Reconstruction.

3. List the requirements in the Wade-Davis Bill.

4. Name the leading Radical Republicans.

5. Explain why the impeachment of Andrew Johnson failed.

6. List the major laws of Radical Reconstruction.

7. List the groups in the Radical Republican coalition.

8. Discuss the intent of the Black Codes.

9. Explain the results of Radical Republican governments in the South.

10. Name those involved in the Grant Administration scandals.

11. Discuss the legacy of Reconstruction for most southern Blacks.

12. Name the candidates for President in 1876.

13. Discuss the accomplishments of the Redeemer governments.

14. Explain how southern whites subverted the 15th Amendment.

15. Discuss the effects of the 15th Amendment.

16. Explain the decline of Radical Republican idealism in the 1870's.

17. Name the leader of the spoilsmen in the 1870's.

18. Discuss the Ku Klux Klan.

19. Explain the Compromise of 1877.

20. Discuss the programs of the Redeemers.

        HISTORY 1301                         Dr. Allan Purcell

                                   (#90857-127 and #90807-034)

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is a study of the history of the United States to 1877.

COURSE RATIONALE: This course provides a basic survey of U.S. history to 1877 and satisfies three semester hours of the Legislative Requirement in U.S. History.

COURSE METHODOLOGY: This is primarily a lecture course with opportunity for student discussion.

COMMON COURSE OBJECTIVES: http://www.austincc.edu/history

TEXTBOOK: Robert Divine et al, America Past and Present Volume I (Ninth or Tenth Edition) or H.W. Brands et al, American Stories Volume I  (Fourth Edition)

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

1. The material in America Past & Present or American Stories is to be read and studied according to the attached schedule.

2. Punctual and regular attendance is required.  Any student accumulating three (3) or more UNEXCUSED absences MAY be dropped from this course.  This is at the discretion of the instructor.

3. The quality and quantity of the work done by the student determines his/her final grade:

           For the grade of "A", the student must complete all four unit exams with an overall average of 90 or above AND write two analytical book reviews (at least one of which must be graded "EXCELLENT" and the other at least "ACCEPTABLE") AND pass the course map test.

          For the grade of "B", the student must complete all four unit exams with an overall average of 80 or above AND write one analytical book review (which must be graded at least "ACCEPTABLE") AND pass the course map test.

          For the grade of "C", the student must complete all four unit exams with an overall average of 70 or above AND pass the course map test.

          For the grade of "F", the student who fails to take all four unit exams or who fails to maintain an overall average of 70 on these four unit exams or who fails the course map test or who commits any act of scholastic dishonesty will earn the grade of "F".

          For the grade of "I", the student must have a medical excuse certified by a physician. All “Incompletes” must be completed within the first four weeks of the following semester.  There are no exceptions to this policy.

UNIT EXAMS: One of the first three unit exams may be taken twice.  The first time will be in class on the day mentioned in the attached semester schedule.  If the student fails the test, they may take the exam one more time in the Testing Center.  However, there are two restrictions on the retest: first, the HIGHEST GRADE POSSIBLE ON THE RETEST IS 70 and second, THIS RETEST MUST BE TAKEN WITHIN ONE WEEK OF THE TIME THE UNIT EXAM IS GIVEN IN CLASS. The higher of the two grades will be the one recorded for the student for that unit exam.  (If a student misses the unit exam in class for good cause- as determined by the instructor- they may then take the unit exam in the Testing Center or my office for the first time with no restrictions on the grade.)  The unit exams consist of multiple-choice questions covering the textbook material and classroom exposition as highlighted by the learning objectives issued for each chapter.

          There is no comprehensive final exam in this course.

AL’S SPECIAL DISPENSATION: If I have scheduled my exam on a day on which you already have one or more other exams scheduled, you may take my exam on another day of that week, provided you tell me before the test day.

MAP TEST: Because United States history is shaped and influenced by the geography of the continent, it is imperative that the student knows the basic facts of United States geography.  Therefore the student will be required to pass a geography map test.  This test will require the student to locate on an outline map of the United States twenty of the features named on the attached list.  A passing score is 80. The test will be taken in class on the same day as Unit Exam #1.  This map test must be passed by the mid-semester point.

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION: This is entirely voluntary.  All of the learning objectives for this course have been programmed on my website at http://www.austincc.edu/purcell.  Further instructions on the use of this material as one means of learning course material will be provided during an in-class demonstration period at the beginning of each semester.  I wish to make two important points concerning computer-assisted instruction: first, this is completely voluntary- the student is NOT required to use computer-assisted instruction, however experience has shown those students who do use it tend to score higher on the unit exams and second, computer-assisted instruction supplements but DOES NOT REPLACE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION.  Even if students use computer-assisted instruction, they must still attend class.

ANALYTICAL BOOK REVIEWS:

Rationale: This analytical book review will critically examine an important scholarly book covering some aspect of United States History from 1492 to 1877.

The purpose of this review is twofold: first, to acquaint the student with a classic volume of historical scholarship and second, to allow the student to think critically about an important facet of American history and then to organize your thoughts in clear, cogent prose.  You should not view this simply as a hurdle which you must overcome in order to earn a grade of "A" or "B" in this course, but rather approach it as an opportunity to expand your creativity in thinking and writing, two very important aspects of any individual's necessary life skills.  Therefore, be advised that I consider this a VERY important aspect of this course and your reviews will be read and graded VERY carefully.

Form: Each book review will be approximately 1500 words long, although this is a general guideline and not an absolute requirement.  The main objective of this analytical book review is to comprehensively cover the three sections of the following book report outline:

          Part I: This is a brief outline of the contents of the book.  In the space of one or two paragraphs you should be able to convey the parameters of the book's contents.  DO NOT simply reproduce the book's table of contents.

          Part II: Here is the place for a careful summary of the author's thesis. The thesis is the primary idea the author is trying to prove and convince the reader to accept.  You must first identify and quote the thesis and then show how the author either substantiates or fails to substantiate this thesis.  This will undoubtedly take you a page or two to do a good job.

          Part III: This is the most important part of your book review.  Here is where you describe your reaction to the book.  Some of the questions you must answer include: Do you agree or disagree with the book's conclusions?  Why?  Did the book support or contradict what you read in your textbook on the same subject? (You MUST quote three of the relevant passages from both books.)  Did you detect any biases on the part of the author?  What was the author's background and why did he or she write the book?  How in your opinion could the book have been improved?  You must be specific and keep in mind there are NO perfect books.  Did you enjoy reading the book? Why or why not?  Would you recommend it to others?

Grading: The book reviews will be graded "EXCELLENT", "ACCEPTED", or "NOT ACCEPTED". The second book review, required only of those seeking the grade of "A", must be graded "EXCELLENT".   The first book review, required of those seeking the grades of "A" and "B", must be graded at least "ACCEPTED".  Any "NOT ACCEPTED" book reports will be returned to the student to be rewritten.

Due Dates: The first analytical book review is due at mid-semester.                                The second analytical book review is due one week before the end of the semester.

Books: The following books may be read for the analytical book review.  If you wish to substitute another book for one of these, YOU MUST RECEIVE THE INSTRUCTOR’S APPROVAL.  All of the following books are found on the shelves of the RGC Library.  They are listed in the order they are cataloged on the shelves.

Alice Baugartner, South to Freedom: Runaway Slaves to Mexico and the Road to the Civil War

Richard Beeman, Varieties of Political Experience in 18th Century America

Michael Bernnett, Union Jacks: Yankee Sailors in the Civil War

Ira Berlin, Slaves Without Masters: The Free Negro in the Antebellum South

Carol Berkin, Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for American Independence

Colin Calloway, The Scratch of a Pen: 1763 and the Transformation of North America

Kate Carte, Religion and the American Revolution: An Imperial History

Ron Chernow, Alexander Hamilton

Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life

Saul Cornell, The Other Founders: Anti-Federalism and the Dissenting Tradition in America, 1788-1828

Alfred Crosby, The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492

Christian Crouch, Nobility Lost: French and Canadian Martial Cultures, Indians, and the End of New France

Roger Crowley, Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire

David Brion Davis, Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World

Steven Deyle, Carry Me Back: The Domestic Slave Trade in American Life

Gregory Downs, Declarations of Dependence: The Long Reconstruction of Popular Politics in the South 1861-1908

Ellen DuBois, Suffrage: Women’s Long Battle for the Vote

Kathleen DuVal, Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Frontier

Laura Edwards, A Nation of Rights: A Legal History of the Civil War and Reconstruction

Stanley Elkins & Eric McKitrick, The Age of Federalism

Joseph Ellis, Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

Drew Faust, This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War

David Fischer, Albion’s Seed: Four British Folkways in America

Caitlin Fitz, Our Sister Republics: The United States in an Age of American Revolutions

Richard Follett, The Sugar Masters: Planters and Salves in Louisiana’s Cane World, 1820-1860

Eric Foner, Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men: The Ideology of the Republican Party before the Civil War

Eric Foner, Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad

Joanne Freeman, The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War

Gary Gallagher, The Confederate War

Malcolm Gaskill, Between Two Worlds: How the English Became Americans

Joseph Glatthaar, General Lee’s Army: From Victory to Collapse

William Gienapp, The Origins of the Republican Party, 1852-1856

Peter Guardino, The Dead March: A History of the Mexican-American War

Nicholas Guyatt, Bind Us Apart: How Enlightened Americans Invented Racial Segregation

Mark Hanna, Pirate Nests and the Rise of the British Empire, 1570-1740

Leslie Harris, In the Shadow of Slavery: African Americans in New York City, 1626-1863

James Horn, 1619: Jamestown and the Forging of American Democracy

Maya Jasanoff, Liberty’s Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World

Walter Johnson, River of Dark Dreams: Slavery and Empire in the Cotton South

Stephanie Rogers-Jones, They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South

Matthew Karp, This Vast Southern Empire: Slaveholders at the Helm of American Foreign Policy

Michael Klarman, The Framers’ Coup: The Making of the United States Constitution

Karen Kupperman, Roanoke: The Abandoned Colony

John Larson, The Market Revolution in America: Liberty, Ambition, and the Eclipse of the Common Good

Andrew Lipman, The Saltwater Frontier: Indians and the Contest for the American Coast

Leon Litvack, Been in the Storm So Long: The Aftermath of Slavery

Pauline Maier, Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788

Stephanie McCurry, Confederate Reckoning: Power and Politics in the Civil War South

John Meacham, American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House

Russell Menard, Sweet Negotiations: Sugar, Slavery, and Plantation Agriculture in Early Barbados

Warren Milteer, Beyond Slavery’s Shadow: Free People of Color in the South

Reid Mitchell, Civil War Soldiers

David Montejano, Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas

Edmund Morgan, American Slavery, American Freedom: The Ordeal of Colonial Virginia

Jennifer Morgan, Reckoning With Slavery: Gender, Kinship, and Capitalism in Early Black Atlantic

Matthew Mulcahy, Hubs of Empire: The Southeastern Low Country and British Caribbean

Charles Neimeyer, America Goes to War: A Social History of the Continental Army

Simon Newman, A New World of Labor: The Development of Plantation Slavery in the British Atlantic

Mary Beth Norton, Founding Mothers and Fathers: Gendered Power and the Forming of American Society

Mary Beth Norton, In the Devil’s Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692

Andrew O’Shaunghnessy, The Men Who Lost America: British Leadership, the American Revolution, and the Fate of Empire

Robert Parkinson, The Common Cause: Creating Race and Nation in the American Revolution

Carla Pestana, The English Atlantic in an Age of Revolution, 1640-1661

David Potter, The Impending Crisis: America Before the Civil War, 1848-1861

Marcus, Rediker, The Slave Ship: A Human History

Andres Resendez, The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America

Heather Richardson, Greatest Nation of the Earth: Republican Economic Policies during the Civil War

Daniel Richter, Before the Revolution: America’s Ancient Pasts

Susanah Romney, New Netherland Connections: Intimate Networks and Atlantic Ties in Seventeenth Century America

Jaime Rodriguez, Political Culture in Spanish America, 1500-1740

Adam Rothman, Slave Country: American Expansion and the Origins of the Deep South

Claudio Saunt, West of the Revolution: An Uncommon History of 1776

Nina Silber, Daughters of the Union: Northern Women Fight the Civil War

David Silverman, Thundersticks: Firearms and the Violent Transformation in Native America

Manisha Sinha, The Counterrevolution of Slavery: Politics and Ideology in Antebellum South Carolina

Manisha Sinha, The Slave’s Cause: A History of Abolition

Alan Taylor, American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804

Alan Taylor, The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, & Indian Allies

Hugh Thomas, World Without End: Spain, Phillip II, and the First Global Empire

Laurel Ulrich, A House Full of Females: Plural Marriage and Women’s Rights in Early Mormonism, 1835-1870

Omar Valerio-Jimenez, River of Hope: Forging Identity and Nation in the Rio Grande Borderlands

Wendy Warren, New England Bound: Slavery and Colonization in Early America

Lorena Walsh, Motives of Honor, Pleasure and Profit: Plantation Management in the Colonial Chesapeake, 1607-1763

David Weber, The Spanish Frontier in North America

Saul Wilentz, No Property in Man: Slavery and Antislavery in the Nation’s Founding

Saul Wilentz, The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln

Stephen Woodworth, Manifest Destinies: America’s Westward Expansion and the Road to Civil War

Serena Zabin, The Boston Massacre: A Family History

Ronald and Mary Zboray, Voices without Votes: Women and Politics in Antebellum New England

Class Schedule History 1301

Date         Class Activity                                   Textbook Chapters

Aug 26     Introduction                                      

       28     Indians, Vikings & Europe               Chapter 1

Sep  2     Labor Day

        4      English Reformation                                       

        9      Virginia                                            Chapter 2

      11      New England

      16      Colonial Society                               Chapter 3                

      18      Colonial Administration                   Chapter 4

      23      English-French Rivalry

      25      UNIT EXAM #1 and MAP TEST

      30      French & Indian War                        Chapter 5

Oct  2      Coming of the Revolution

        7      American Revolution

        9      Articles of Confederation

      14      Constitution                                     Chapter 6

      16      Washington & Adams                              

      21      Jefferson & Madison                        Chapter 8

      23      UNIT EXAM #2                

      28      Westward Expansion                        Chapter

      30      Andrew Jackson I

Nov  4      Andrew Jackson II                            Chapter 10

6      Manifest Destiny                              Chapter 13

11    Mexican War

       13     Slavery                                             Chapter 11

       18     UNIT EXAM #3

       20     Territorial Slavery

       25     Coming of the Civil War I

       27     Coming of the Civil War II                 Chapter 14

Dec   2     Civil War I                                               

         4     Civil War I I                                       Chapter 15

         9     Reconstruction                                Chapter 16      

11    UNIT EXAM #4

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In order to pass this course, you are required to demonstrate a knowledge of US geography which has shaped and influenced the history of this nation. Therefore, you will have to pass a map test, administered in class in the same class period as UNIT EXAM #1, which will ask you to locate twenty of the following items on an outline map of the United States. You must score 16 or more correct out of 20 to pass the test. You may take the map test as many times as are necessary to pass the test but you MUST PASS THE MAP TEST BY THE MID-SEMESTER POINT IN ORDER TO PASS THE COURSE! Atlas maps are found in the textbook to help you study for this map test. You must be able to locate the following on the map:

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES UNIT 1

Part A- The Old World (Chapter 1)

1. Describe the origins& life styles of the first North Americans.

2. Discuss the primary aspects of Aztec society.

3. Show how the relationships between the Indians & Europeans changed.

4. Describe the Portuguese relationship with West Africa.

5. Describe the first European settlers in North America.

6. List the European prerequisites for exploration in the 15th century.

7. Explain Columbus' motivations & accomplishments.

8. Describe the participants & results of the Treaty of Tordesillas.

9. Explain how the Spanish conquered the Aztecs.

10. Describe the early Spanish colonial system.

11. Describe the army French colonial system.

12. Explain the major 16th century English religious beliefs.

13. Describe the Elizabethan Settlement in religion.

14. Describe England's relationship with Spain in the 16th century.

15. Describe the English Empire in 16th century Ireland.

16. Discuss the Roanoke experiment in the late 16th century.

Part B- The Early British Empire in North America (Chapter 2)

1. Explain why the English immigrated in the 16th/17th centuries.

2. Describe the early English settlement in 17th century Virginia.

3. Explain the role of tobacco in colonial tidewater Virginia.

4. Describe the demographics of colonial Virginia.

5. Explain how Virginia government changes in 1624.

6. Describe the society & economy of 17th century Maryland.

7. Describe the society & government of the Plymouth colony.

8. Describe the basic tenets of Massachusetts Bay.

9. Describe the society in Massachusetts Bay.

10. Describe the foundation & society in Rhode Island.

11. Describe the foundation & society of New Hampshire.

12. Describe the foundation & society of Connecticut.

13. Explain the Dutch experience in North America.

14. Describe the foundation & government in New Jersey.

15. Discuss the conditions of the Quakers in 17th century England.

16. Describe the foundation & society of Pennsylvania.

17. Describe the foundation & society in the Carolinas.

18. Describe the foundation & society in South Carolina.

19. Explain the differences in Carolina society.

20. Describe the foundation & society of Georgia.

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Part C- Colonial Life and Administration (Chapter 3)

1. Describe the society of New England in the 17th century.

2. Explain the demographics, education & labor systems of 17th century New England.

3. Describe the lives of women in 17th century New England.

4. Explain the social standing & occupations of typical New Englanders.

5. Describe the demographics of the 17th century Chesapeake.

6. Describe the economy of the 17th century Chesapeake.

7. Explain the social classes & their relationships in the 17th century Chesapeake.

8. Discuss the key aspects of slavery growth in the 17th century.

9. Describe the social aspects of North American slavery.

10. Explain the British colonial policy toward the North American colonies prior to 1660.

11. List the requirements of the navigation Act of 1660.

12. Explain the intent of the Navigation Act of 1663.

13. List the enforcement mechanisms of the Navigation Act of 1696.

14. Explain the participants & results of Bacon's Rebellion in 1676.

15. Describe the results of the Glorious Revolution in new England.

Part D- Colonial Society & Administration (Chapter 4)

1. Describe the demographics of 18th century North America.

2. Explain the origins & contributions of the Scotch-Irish.

3. Explain the origins & contributions of the Germans.

4. Describe the Spanish settlement of the Southwest in the 17th& 18th centuries.

5. Discuss the characteristics & contributions of 18th century American cities.

6. Describe Benjamin Franklin's intellectual contributions.

7. Describe the trans-Atlantic economy of the 18th century.

8. Name the leaders of the Great Awakening.

9. Describe the basic concepts of the 18th century British constitution.

10. Describe the realities of 18th century British politics.

11. Describe the main parts of Royal Government in the colonies.

12. Discuss the colonial responses to King William's War & Queen Anne's War.

13. Describe the military events of King George's War in America.

14. Evaluate the beginnings & results of the Seven Year's War for the colonies & for Britain.

15. Describe the lasting legacy of the Seven Year's War.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES UNIT 2

Part A- The Coming of the American Revolution (Chapter 5)

1. Describe the colonial population after the Seven Year's War.

2. Describe King George III's governing style.

3. Explain the key concept in the British/colonial political conflict.

4. Explain the difference between British & colonial views on representation.

5. Discuss the outstanding legacy of the Seven Year's War.

6. List George Grenville's legislative program.

7. Describe the colonial reaction to the Stamp Act.

8. Describe the intent & results of the Townshend Program.

9. Describe the origins & results of the Boston Massacre.

10. Describe the origins & results of the Boston Tea Party.

11. Describe the American response to the Intolerable Act.

12. Name the location of the first battle of the American Revolution.

13. Discuss the accomplishments of the 2nd Continental Congress.

14. List the advantages & disadvantages of the Americans & the British in the American Revolution.

15. Explain Washington's military strategy in the Revolution.

16. Describe the British military strategy of 1776.

17. Describe the British military strategy of 1777.

18. Describe the short-term & long-term results of the Battle of Saratoga.

19. Evaluate the British southern strategy.

20. List the results of the Treaty of Paris in 1783.

Part B- Governing the New Nation (Chapter 6)

1. Name the American political & social reforms of 1783.

2. Explain the position of African Americans in 1783.

3. Describe the new state constitutions of the 1770's & 1780's.

4. Explain the purpose & structure of the Articles of Confederation.

5. Name the major obstacle to ratification of the Articles.

6. Describe the results of the Northwest ordinances of 1785 & 1787.

7. List the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

8. Explain the events that led to the calling of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

9. Describe the financial/social status of the Philadelphia delegates

10. List the provisions of the Virginia Plan.

11. List the provisions of the New Jersey Plan.

12. List the provisions of the Connecticut Plan.

13. Explain the status of slaves within the Constitution.

14. Describe the position of the executive branch in the Constitution.

15. Discuss how the Constitution was ratified.

16. List the advantages of the Federalists.

17. Describe the beliefs of the Antifederalists.

18. Describe the economic/geographic support for the Constitution.

19. Name the major legacy of the Antifederalists.

20. List the major rights in the Bill of Rights.

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Part C- The Federalists in Power (Chapter 7)

1. Explain President George Washington's first responsibility.

2. Describe how Congress expanded the executive branch in 1789.

3. Describe how Congress expanded the judicial branch in 1789.

4. Explain Alexander Hamilton's background & political beliefs.

5. Explain Thomas Jefferson's background & political beliefs.

6. Discuss the four parts of Hamilton's1790 Report on Public Credit.

7. Name the opponents of the National Bank.

8. Relate how Hamilton got Congress to approve the National Bank.

9. Name the portion of Hamilton's plan Congress defeated.

10. Name the event that touched off debate on U.S. foreign policy.

11. Explain the basic beliefs of the Democratic-Republicans in 1791.

12. Explain the basic beliefs of the Federalists in 1791.

13. Describe George Washington's foreign policy in 1793.

14. Discuss the results of Jay's Treaty in 1794.

15. Describe the origins & results of the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794.

16. Name the winners of the national election of 1796.

17. Describe the state of French-American foreign relations in 1797.

18. Explain the primary purpose of the Alien & Sedition Acts.

19. Describe Democrat-c-Republican responses to the Sedition Act.

20. Name the winners of the national election in 1800.

Part D- The Republicans in Power (Chapter 8)

1. Describe the beliefs of the Democratic-Republicans in 1801.

2. Discuss the motivation & movement of westerners in the 1800's.

3. Describe Jefferson's initial actions as president.

4. Describe how Jefferson wished to cut the national debt.

5. Explain how Louisiana became part of the U.S.

6. Discuss the goal of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.

7. Describe Jefferson's policy toward the Barbary pirates.

8. Describe Jefferson's policy toward Federalist judges.

9. Explain the results & significance of Marbury v Madison.

10. Describe the Democratic-Republicans attack on Federalist judges.

11. Describe Aaron Burr's conspiracies.

12. Name the economic legislation impacting the US, 1802-1810.

13. Describe Jefferson's reaction to the British-French War.

14. Describe Madison's reaction to the British-French War.

15. Name the Indian Chief defeated at Tippecanoe.

16. Explain the causes of the War of 1812.

17. Name the U.S. disadvantages in the War of 1812.

18. Discuss in general terms the military campaigns (Canada, Chesapeake & New Orleans) of the War of 1812.

19. Describe the demands of the Hartford Convention.

20. Explain the results of the Treaty of Ghent.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES UNIT 3

Part A- Madison and Monroe (Chapter 9)

1. Describe how the U.S. acquired Florida.

2. Explain the results & significance of Stephen Long's Expedition.

3. Name the primary sellers of much of the land bought by settlers.

4. Name the major parts of the transportation revolution in the early 19th century.

5. Name the inventor of the steamboat.

6. Explain the origin & significance of the Erie Canal.

7. Describe why the Canal Age ended.

8. Describe the new American market economy.

9. Explain how the South produced large amounts of cotton.

10. Name the industry in which the factory system developed first.

11. Describe the beliefs of the Democratic-Republicans by 1815.

12. Discuss Madison's positions on a protective tariff in 1790& 1816.

13. Name the president associated with the Era of Good Feelings.

14. Explain the main elements of the Missouri Compromise.

15. Describe the basic beliefs of Chief Justice Marshall.

16. Describe the basic tenets of the Monroe Doctrine.

Part B- The Jacksonian Era (Chapter 10)

1. Explain the results of the decline of difference in political terms.

2. Describe how politics changed in the 1820's.

3. Name the presidential candidates in 1824.

4. Explain the main elements of the "Corrupt Bargain" of 1824.

5. Describe the problems of John Quincy Adams as president.

6. Name the supporters of Andrew Jackson in 1828.

7. Discuss the basic elements of the election of 1828.

8. Describe the main aspects of the "Spoils System."

9. Explain Jackson's Indian policy.

10. Explain why the tariff hurt South Carolina so much.

11. Name the leader of the southern states' rights movement.

12. Explain the doctrine of nullification in 1832.

13. Describe the events & results of the Nullification Crisis of 1832.

14. Name the author of the Compromise Tariff of 1833.

15. Name the president of the Second National Bank.

16. Describe the events of the Bank War of 1832.

17. Explain how Jackson destroyed the Second National Bank.

18. Name the presidential candidates in 1836.

19. Explain why Martin Van Buren's administration failed.

20. Explain the results of the presidential campaign of 1840.

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Part C- Manifest Destiny (Chapter 13)

1. Explain the results of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty.

2. Describe who encouraged U.S. citizens to immigrate to Texas.

3. Explain the major problems between the U.S. citizens in Texas& the Mexican government.

4. List the major campaigns of the Texas Revolution.

5. Name the "Hero of San Jacinto. "

6. Describe what occurred when Texas tried to enter the U.S. in 1836.

7. Explain why the Mormons traveled to Utah.

8. Describe how President Tyler annexed Texas.

9. Discuss the candidates & results of the national election of 1844.

10. Name the winner of the election of 1844.

11. Describe the basic tenets of Manifest Destiny.

12. Explain how the Oregon boundary question was settled.

13. Explain why the U.S. went to war with Mexico in 1846.

14. Name the major campaigns & U.S. military leaders of the Mexican War.

15. Explain the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

16. Name chief U.S. negotiator of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

17. Name the invention that transformed the U.S. economy in1850.

18. Explain how railroads transformed the economy.

19. Describe the social results of the factory system

20. List the major immigrant groups coming to the US in 1840-1850.

Part D- The South & Slavery (Chapter 11)

1. Explain the relationship of antebellum white society with slavery.

2. Describe the daily life of the average slave.

3. List the occupations held by slaves.

4. Describe the sociological relationships of the slave family.

5. Name the major American slave revolts.

6. Describe the various methods of slave resistance in the South.

7. Explain the role of Free Blacks in the Old South.

8. Describe the role of the large planters in the Old South.

9. Explain how large planters of the cotton kingdom lived.

10. Discuss the role of the small slaveholders in the Old South.

11. Describe the economic and social characteristics of the yeoman whites in the Old South.

12. Describe the basis of the proslavery argument.

13. Describe the internal slave trade.

14. Name the major cash crop in coastal South Carolina & Georgia.

15. Name the major cash crop in southern Louisiana.

16. Explain the role of short staple cotton in the southern economy.

17. Name the major slave revolts and conspiracies from 1800 to 1831.

18. Explain the issue of the profitability of slavery.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES UNIT 4

Part A- The 1850's (Chapter 14)

1. Name the man attacked on the floor of the Senate in 1856.

2. Explain the feelings of most northern whites towards slavery.

3. Discuss what happened to the Wilmot Proviso.

4. Name the early proponent of "popular sovereignty".

5. Name the third party that appeared in 1848.

6. Name the candidates in the election of 1848.

7. List the provisions of the Compromise of 1850.

8. Name the party supported by most immigrants in the 1850's.

9. Name the winner of the election of 1852.

10. Explain why Stephen A. Douglas organized Kansas-Nebraska Territory.

11. Explain how Douglas got Kansas-Nebraska organized.

12. Discuss why northerners opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

13. Explain the Ostend Manifesto of 1854.

14. Explain IN DETAIL the Republican Party beliefs of the 1850's.

15. Discuss southern support for the Republican Party.

16. Explain who won the election of 1856 and WHY.

17. List the results of the Dred Scott case.

18. Explain the reaction of the Republicans to Dred Scott.

19. Name the majority of the population of Kansas in mid 1850's.

20. Discuss the Lecompton Constitution.

21. Name the leader of the Harpers Ferry raid in 1859.

22. Explain why southerners didn't want John Sherman as Speaker of the House of Representatives.

23. Explain why southerners feared "Helperism".

24. Discuss IN DETAIL the Republican Platform of 1860.

25. Name the presidential candidates of 1860.

Part B- The Civil War (Chapter 15)

1. Name the first state to secede after Lincoln's election.

2. Explain who dominated the creation of the Confederacy.

3. List the important parts of the Confederate Constitution.

4. Explain how secession took place geographically.

5. Explain the Compromise of 1861.

6. Show where military hostilities began.

7. Explain when the upper South seceded from the Union.

8. Explain what happened when the Confederates fired on Ft. Sumter.

9. Discuss why Maryland didn't join the Confederacy.

10. Discuss the most important issue at the beginning of the Civil War.

11. Explain the basic southern strategy in the Civil War.

12. List the southern advantages & disadvantages in the War.

13. Explain Jefferson Davis' leadership abilities.

14. Name the general who replaced Winfield Scott.

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15. Discuss the South's most important diplomatic objective.

16. Discuss how the Emancipation Proclamation worked.

17. Enumerate the constitutional amendment abolishing slavery.

18. Explain the results of the Enrollment Act of 1863.

19. Name the general who captured Atlanta.

20. Discuss the constitutional policy destroyed by the Civil War.

21. List the legislation passed by the Republicans during the Civil War.

22. Explain the effect of the war on Northern society.

23. Name the commander of the Confederate military forces.

24. Name the turning point of the Civil War in the east.

25. Name the turning point of the Civil War in the west.

Part C- Reconstruction (Chapter 16)

1. Describe the goals of Lincoln's Reconstruction policies.

2. Describe the expectations of the Radical Republicans in Reconstruction.

3. List the requirements in the Wade-Davis Bill.

4. Name the leading Radical Republicans.

5. Explain why the impeachment of Andrew Johnson failed.

6. List the major laws of Radical Reconstruction.

7. List the groups in the Radical Republican coalition.

8. Discuss the intent of the Black Codes.

9. Explain the results of Radical Republican governments in the South.

10. Name those involved in the Grant Administration scandals.

11. Discuss the legacy of Reconstruction for most southern Blacks.

12. Name the candidates for President in 1876.

13. Discuss the accomplishments of the Redeemer governments.

14. Explain how southern whites subverted the 15th Amendment.

15. Discuss the effects of the 15th Amendment.

16. Explain the decline of Radical Republican idealism in the 1870's.

17. Name the leader of the spoilsmen in the 1870's.

18. Discuss the Ku Klux Klan.

19. Explain the Compromise of 1877.

20. Discuss the programs of the Redeemers.