History

HISTORY 1301: INSTRUCTIONS AND SYLLABUS INSTRUCTOR: PROF. DONALD VON DOHLEN, M.A., TH.M. TEXTS: GIVE ME LIBERTY, AN AMERICAN HISTORY, BY ERIC FONER; AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES: READINGS IN AMERICAN HISTORY, VOL. I, EDITED AND COMPILED BY HCC FACULTY (this is now an e-reader by Pearson Co. and is available in the bookstore); AND KILLER ANGELS, BY MICHAEL SHAARA. (Contact for Prof. Von Dohlen: much2choosy@yahoo.com) This course covers United States history from the time of the Columbus to the Civil War and Reconstruction. The method of the course is lecture with class discussion. You will need to take notes. You are responsible for four reading assignments throughout the semester. Three of the reading assignments will be from the reader, American Perspectives (now an e-reader), and other materials provided by me; the fourth reading assignment will be a synopsis of the book, Killer Angels. Due dates are on the syllabus. There will be a midterm test and a cumulative final examination. Questions on tests are identify and/or define, short answer, and short essay. The cumulative part of the final is more objective. The course grade is composed of these elements: Midterm 30% Reading Assignments 30% (#‟s1-3, 20%, #4 10%) Final 30% Participation (including attendance) 10% Total 100% (written work is 75% of course: define, short answer & essay questions on tests; summaries of articles and a book. BECAUSE OF STATE LAW AND CURRENT HCCS POLICY, TO GET A “W” FOR THIS COURSE, YOU MUST WITHDRAW IN WRITING BY 4:30 PM ON NOV 17. SYLLABUS (CHAPTERS LISTED IN THE SYLLABUS ARE FROM THE TEXTBOOK. READING ASSIGNMENTS 1-3 ARE FROM THE READER. FOURTH ASSIGNMENT IS THE NOVEL. TUESDAY/THURSDAY CLASSES ARE IN BRACKETS; FRIDAY CLASSES ARE IN PARENTHESES.) AUG 29/31[30/SEP 1](SEP 2) INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE, CHAPTER ONE: A NEW WORLD. SEP 4 NO CLASS, LABOR DAY SEP 6 [5/7] (9) CHAPTER TWO: AMERICAN BEGINNINGS, 1607-1650. SEP 12/14[13-15] (16) CHAPTER THREE: CRISIS AND EXPANSION: NORTH AMEICAN...