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»On-Campus Resources |
These are two free on-campus resources to help you achieve academic success |
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»Assigned Texts | |
Edward Ayers et al., American Passages, A History of the United States, Vol. 1 (Harcourt College Publishers, 2003.) | |
Bibliobase Custom Coursepack for History (Houghton Mifflin, 2003). | |
John Demos, The Unredeemed Captive: A Family Story from Early America (Vintage, 1994). | |
Joseph Ellis, Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation (Vintage, 2000). | |
Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written by Himself, edited with an introduction by David W. Blight (Bedford, 1993). | |
Gary Wills, Lincoln at Gettysburg, The Words That Remade America (Simon & Schuster, 1992). | |
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»World Wide Web Resources |
Professor Ebner's web page |
A powerful, all-purpose search engine |
Extensive links to primary sources in American history |
American Memory Project of The Library of Congress |
Maps for American History |
Electronic guide to studying the 41 presidents of the United States |
Several exhibitions at the Chicago Historical Society on American history thru 1877 |
Extensive links to resources for studying history globally |
Another comprehensive list of web sites, from Princeton University, for historical research |
»Day by Day Class Schedule |
Day |
Topic |
Readings |
TH
August 28 |
Introduction |
|
F
August 29 |
Why
study history? PAPER # 1 DUE |
American
Passages, xi |
Day |
Topic |
Readings |
TU
Sept. 2 |
Columbus
and the discovery question PAPER # 2 DUE |
Biblo # 1
(Columbus) American Passages, 7-38 |
TH
Sept. 4 |
Native
Americans & Europeans PAPER # 3 DUE |
Demos, xi-99 |
F
Sept. 5 |
New
England: The Puritans PAPER # 4 DUE |
American Passages,
52-73 Demos, 100-252 |
Day |
Topic |
Readings |
TU
Sept. 9 |
The
Middle Colonies PAPER # 5 DUE |
American Passages,
40-44 Biblio #2 (Mayflower) |
TH
Sept. 11 |
The
South: Origins of Slavery & Racism PAPER # 6 DUE |
Biblio #3
(Slave Laws) American Passages, 45-52 |
F
Sept. 12 |
Colonial
Wars & Politics PAPER # 7 DUE |
Biblio # 4
(Albany) American Passages, 74-107 |
Day |
Topic |
Readings |
TU
Sept. 16 |
American
Revolution PAPER # 8 DUE |
Biblio
# 5 (Delcaratory Act) Biblio # 6 (Rights of Colonists) Biblio # 7 (Parliamentary) Biblio # 8 (Decl. of Rebellion) Biblio # 9 (CommonSnse) Biblio # 10 (Recruiting an Army) Biblio # 11 (Intimate Rebellion) Biblio # 12 (Jefferson on Slavery) |
TH
Sept. 18 |
Constitution PAPER # 9 DUE |
Biblio
# 13 (NW Ordinance) Biblio # 14 (Fedrlst Papers) American Passages, 108-87 |
F
Sept. 19 |
George
Washington PAPER # 10 DUE |
Biblio
# 15 (Farewell Address) American Passages, 188-234 Founding Brothers, 3-80 |
Day |
Topic |
Readings |
TU
Sept. 23 |
Alexander
Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson |
Biblio #16
(Jefferson) American Passages, 234-75 Founding Brothers, 81-162 |
TH
Sept. 25 |
Founding
Brothers ESSAY #1 DUE |
Founding Brothers, 162-248 |
F
Sept. 26 |
SESSION
DEVOTED TO WRITING EFFECTIVELY |
Leading today’s class is Professor Gallagher, Director of the Writing Center |
Day |
Topic |
Readings |
TU
Sept. 30 |
The
War of 1812 PAPER # 11 DUE |
Biblio # 18
(Debating) American Passages,275-99 |
TH
Oct. 2 |
The
Industrial Revolution Unfolding PAPER # 12 DUE |
Biblio # 17
(Cordwainers) Biblio # 26 (Davy Crockett’s) Biblio # 28 (Dangers) Biblio # 31 (Lowell) American Passages, 299-311 |
F
Oct. 3 |
Jackson
and Indian Removal PAPER # 13 DUE |
Biblio # 22
(To the People of ...) American Passages, 311-37 |
Day |
Topic |
Readings |
TU
Oct. 7 |
American
Slavery PAPER # 14 DUE |
Narrative,
1-145 Biblio # 23 (Turner) Biblio # 25 (Pro-Slave) |
TH
Oct. 9 |
Women's
sphere PAPER # 15 DUE |
Biblio # 21
(Rules for Wives) Biblio # 29 (Evils of Female ...) Biblio # 32 (Declaration of ...) American Passages, 400-03 |
F
Oct. 10 |
Urbanization |
Biblio # 27 (Democracy in ...) |
Day |
Topic |
Readings |
TU
Oct. 14 |
Review
session |
»PLEASE
READ THIS MESSAGE«
As you make
your travel plans for fall break, »No exam make-up dates.« |
TH
Oct. 16 |
MID-TERM
EXAM SESSION I |
|
F
Oct. 17 |
MID-TERM
EXAM SESSION II |
Day |
Topic |
Readings |
TU
Oct. 21 |
Mid-term
break |
No class today! |
TH
Oct. 23 |
Abolitionists:
Saints and Fanatics PAPER # 16 DUE |
Biblio # 24
(Garrison) American Passages, 337-43 |
F
Oct. 24 |
Political
Divisions PAPER # 17 DUE |
Biblio # 20
(South Carolina) American Passages, 343-55 |
Day |
Topic |
Readings |
TU
Oct. 28 |
Westward
Expansion PAPER # 18 DUE |
Biblio # 19
(Monroe) Biblio # 30 (Manifest) |
TH
October 30 |
Immigration
and Ethnicity PAPER # 19 DUE |
American Passages, 391-400 |
F
October 31 |
Mexican
War PAPER # 2O DUE |
Biblio # 33
(Lincoln) American Passages, 386-91 |
Day |
Topic |
Readings |
TU
Nov. 4 |
Slavery,
John Brown, and "Bloody Kansas" PAPER # 21 DUE |
Biblio # 34
(Fugitive) Biblio # 35 (Uncle Tom’s Cabin) American Passages, 409-11 |
TH
Nov. 6 |
Founding
the Republican Party PAPER # 22 DUE |
Biblio # 36
(Scott) American Passages, 411-19 |
F
Nov. 7 |
Lincoln-Douglas
Debates PAPER # 23 DUE |
Biblio #
37 (Debates) American Passages, 426-46 |
Day |
Topic |
Readings |
TU
Nov. 11 |
The
various Abraham Lincolns PAPER # 24 DUE |
American Passages, 447-50 |
TH
Nov. 13 |
Abraham
Lincoln and Southern Secession PAPER # 25 DUE |
American Passages, 450-70 |
F
Nov. 14 |
The
Confederate Perspective PAPER # 26 DUE |
Biblio #38
(Confed) Biblio #41 (Battle of) American Passages,471-80 |
Day |
Topic |
Readings |
TU
Nov. 18 |
The
Meanings of the Civil War PAPER # 27 DUE |
American Passages,
471-93 Biblio # 40 (EmancpPro) |
TH
Nov. 20 |
Abraham
Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address (1863) |
Wills, complete |
F
Nov. 21 |
Violence
and racism in the North ESSAY #2 DUE |
Biblio # 39
(Riots) American Passages, 494-506 |
FIELD
STUDY: AN EXHIBITION ENTITLED A House Divided: America in the Age of Lincoln |
THE
CHICAGO HISTORY SOCIETY http//www.chicagohistory.org |
»Attendance
required«
|
Day |
Topic |
Readings |
TU
Nov. 25 |
Reconstruction
as it might have been |
Biblio # 42
(Plan) Biblio # 43 (Assasin) Biblio # 44 (Negotiate) |
TH
Nov. 27 |
Thanksgiving |
|
F
Nov. 28 |
Thanksgiving
Break |
Day |
Topic |
Readings |
TU
Dec. 2 |
Reconstruction
as it was |
Biblio # 45
(Race Riot) Biblio # 46 (Vcksbrg) American Passages, 506-33 |
TH
Dec. 4 |
The
United States in the 1870s |
American Passages, 534-67 |
F
Dec. 5 |
Looking
Forward |
Biblio # 47 (Plessy) |
Day |
Topic |
Readings |
TU
Dec. 9 |
Why
study history? PAPER # 28 DUE |
FINAL
EXAMINATION: 12/13 (Friday)
8:00-11:30 AM »Please note earlier than usual starting time for this exam.« |
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