Course Outline
“What experience and history teach is this-that peoples and governments never have learned anything from history, or acted on principles deduced from it”
--George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
George Santayana
Course
Description
Catalog Description: History 201 is a study of United
States history tracing the development of American ideals and actions from the
pre-Revolutionary period through the Civil War Era. Major political, social,
economic and cultural factors will be presented focusing on the roles played by
the diverse peoples and cultures who shared in the development of United States
history. An emphasis may be placed on one or more of these factors.
Class
Times/Locations
Ticket # 1006 History
201.
12:30-2:00p.m. T/Th SS-311.
Course Objectives
1. To understand how the past affects the present and to recognize the relevance of history to our lives.
2.. To use the knowledge of history to help us make choices
for our democratic nation and society as good citizens.
Required Materials
1.
Textbook: Nash,
Jeffrey, Howe, Frederick, Davis Winkler. The
American People: Creating a Nation and Society. 3rd
Edition(Brief), Vol. I.
Supplementary
Reading: Historical Viewpoints, Vol. I. Edited by John Garraty.
The books are available in the College Bookstore and should
be purchased immediately. Please print your name in the book!
Suggested
Materials
1. Three-ring binder.
2. Standard size paper.
3. 4 # 882 Scantron Sheets.
4.
2 pens.
Office Hours: To be discussed. Office-Basement 18. Voicemail # 2726.
E-Mail Address jhaas@cerritos.edu.
Grading:
Tests: Four
tests and a non-comprehensive final. Multiple choice, essay and identification.
There will be (6) unannounced quizzes during the semester
on assigned reading from the textbook. These quizzes may be multiple choice,
short answer, or essay. The quizzes may
not be made up. The lowest quiz will be dropped.
Grading Scale:
Four major Exams
@ 100 points= 400 points.
A=450 points.
B=400 points.
C=350 points.
D=300 points.
F=below
300.
Top 5 Quizzes @ 20
points =100 points.
Study Guides: A
study guide will be provided for all tests.
***You are
responsible for all the material presented in the text and in class. Your text
is the most important resource for mastering the material for this course. Do
the reading assignments each week and Do not Fall behind!!!!
Additionally, be prepared to take notes during class lectures, discussions,
videos and films.
Test Dates: There will be a test approximately every four weeks.
**** The lowest test
score will be dropped(Excluding the final exam).
Attendance: Students
are required to attend all class meetings. Regular attendance is necessary to
complete this course. Any student who has (9) hours of unexcused absence will be
dropped from the course. *** Last day to officially Withdraw with a “W” is
November 16.
General Assignment: One chapter per week in Nash & Jeffrey and supplementary reading.
Supplementary reading will be discussed.
Class
Participation.
Throughout the
duration of this course you will be expected to participate in class
discussions. Therefore students must have the reading completed before class
begins. In addition to the
lectures that are presented there will be a question and answer period. If the
student has read the material, the student will have no problem answering the
questions. Questions, comments or discussion is always encouraged.
Cheating: Please
note carefully the college policy regarding cheating and plagiarism in the
College Catalog.
Make-up Tests: Strongly discouraged. A doctor’s note is required in order to make up a test.
Schedule and
Assignments (Tentative!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
|
Week |
Date |
Topic |
Assignment |
|
1st
Week |
Tue Aug 17 Thu Aug 19 |
Orientation
and Introduction to Colonial America. |
Ch. 1 |
|
2nd
Week |
Tue Aug 21 Thu Aug 23 |
Colonizing a
Continent. |
Ch. 2 |
|
3rd
Week |
Tue Aug 28 Thu Aug 30 |
Mastering the
New World Student
Exercises |
Ch. 3 Garraty,
1-81. |
|
4th
Week |
Tue Sep 4 Thu Sep 6 |
Film and The
Maturing of Colonial Society. |
Ch. 4 |
|
5th
Week |
Tue Sep 11 Thu Sep 13 |
Bursting the
Colonial Bonds. 1st
Exam |
Ch. 5 |
|
6th
Week |
Tue Sep 18 Thu Sep 20 |
A People in
Revolution |
Ch. 6 &
Garraty, “Women in
the American Revolution,” pp. 103-110. |
|
7th
Week |
Tue Sep 25 Thu Sep 27 |
Consolidating
the Revolution. |
Ch. 7 |
|
8th
Week |
Tue Oct 2 Tue Oct 4 |
Creating a
Nation 2nd
Exam. |
Ch. 8 &
Garraty, “The
Constitution: Was it an Economic Document?,” pp.134-44. |
|
9th
Week |
Tue Oct 9 Tue Oct 11 |
Society and
Politics in the Early Republic. |
Ch. 9 |
|
10th
Week |
Tue Oct 16 Tue Oct 18 |
Currents of
Change |
Ch. 10. |
|
11th
|
Tue Oct 23 Thu Oct 25 |
Slavery and
the Old South |
Ch. 11. |
|
12th
Week |
Tue Oct 30 Thu Nov 1 |
Shaping
America in the Antebellum Age. |
Ch. 12. |
|
13th
Week |
Tue Nov 6 Thu Nov 8 |
3rd
Exam |
Ch.
12(Continued) Garraty,
“Samuel Slater Imports a Revolution,” pp. 248-255. |
|
14th
Week |
Tue No v 13 Thu Nov 15 |
Moving West |
Ch. 13. |
|
15th
Week |
Tue Nov 20 Thanksgiving
Holiday- Nov 22-24 |
The Union in
Peril |
Ch. 14. |
|
16th
Week |
Tue Nov 27 Thu
Nov 29 |
The Union
Severed |
Ch. 15. |
|
17th
Week |
Tue Dec 4 Thu Dec 6 |
The Union
Reconstructed |
Ch. 16. |
|
18th
Week |
Dec 7-13 |
Final Exam |
Chs. 13-16. |