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Hist 108  Early American History

25 October - 13 December 2008            9 am - 4:05 pm            30 min lunch

Section # 3257                Room 585

Text Books:

1.      (TEXT) The American Promise: A Compact History; vol 1: to 1877 to present by Roark, James

2.       (Online Study guide) www.bedfordstmartins.com/roarkcompact

 

 

 

 

 

Wounding of General Braddock; Seven Year War

Text Box: Syllabus Fall 2008 


 

 

DATE

Class Discussion and Due Dates

Homework

1

25 October 2008

Introductions What is History?

READ Chpt: 1-3

 

 

Ancient America; Europe

 

 

 

 

 

2

1 November 2008

Southern Colonies &  Northern Colonies; Colonial America

READ Chpt: 4-5

 

 

 Group # 1, chpt 1

 

 

 

 

 

3

8 November 2008

War for America; Colonial Crisis

READ Chpt: 6-7

 

 

Group # 2, chpt 2

 

 

 

 

 

4

15 November 2008

New Nation; Jefferson and Republicans; Building a Republic

READ Chpt: 8-9

 

 

Group # 3, chpt 3

 

 

 

Essay # 1 Due

 

5

22 November 2008

Economics; Spread of Democracy

READ Chpt: 10-11

 

 

 Group # 4, chpt 4

 

 

 

 

 

6

6 December 2008

New West - Mexican American War

READ Chpt: 12-13

 

 

Group # 5, chpt 5

 

 

 

Possible class field trip

 

7

13 December 2008

Slave South; House Divided; Civil War

READ Chpt: 14-15

 

 

Group # 6, chpt 6

 

 

 

Essay # 2 Due

 

8

20 December 2008

FINAL

 

 

 

Visitation Report Due