HISTORY 1311 Section 1 --- SPRING   2008
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Graduate Teaching Assistant:  Frank Smith
                                              Office: 318UH
                                              Office Hours: M 10-11am; W 10-12pm
                                                                    and by appointment
                                              Tel.: 817-272-2909
                                              fsmith@uta.edu

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Readings

Required Readings:

Interactive Links
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin
Frederick Douglass, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Optional Readings:

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Cantor, How To Study History
James W. Davidson, ed. Nation of Nations (Numbers indicated below refer to relevant chapters)

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1) ALL of the required readings and ALL of the optional readings, except for Davidson and Cantor,
may be accessed through internet links.

2) Internet links can be found on the course web page.
(http://www.uta.edu/history/hist1311-1s08-sm.htm)

3) To reach the course web page go to: www.uta.edu/history.
    Click on: Schedules.
    Click on: Schedule, Spring, 2008.
    Click on: HIST 1311-001.

4) Computer problems or a down system WILL NOT be an acceptable excuse for missed assignments
    or a failure to be ready for quizzes and examinations.

               BE PREPARED!!!           PLAN AHEAD!!!

    DO NOT leave your reading to the last moment,
    or, if you do, MAKE SURE to have back-up computer access available.

Please remember that I cannot accept assignments or give out grades over the internet.

6) Although Uncle Tom's Cabin and The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass can be read on the internet,
students may wish to purchase these books rather than read documents of such great length on the web.

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Course Outline

WEEK	DATE	TOPIC	REQUIRED READING	OPTIONAL READING
Week I	Jan. 14	Introduction	--------------	1.Cantor 2.Reading, Writing, and Researching for History: A College Student's Guide
	Jan. 16	The European and African Roots of the Great Migration	--------------	Davidson, 1
	Jan. 18	The Economic and Religious Motivation for the Great Migration	The Mayflower Compact	Davidson, 1-3

Week II	Jan. 21	NO	CLASS
	Jan. 23	The Puritan Community & Its Decline	1.A Model of Christian Charity 2.A Witchcraft Indictment (Indictment v. Mary Bradbury, No. 1.) 3.An Accused Witch's Denial (Answer of Mary Bradbury) 4.An Accused Witch's Confession (Confession from Prison of William Barker, Sr.)	Davidson, 1-3 Cotton Mather's "Memorable Providences"
	Jan. 25	The Southern Colonies	Indentured Servants	Davidson, 2 & 4

Week III	Jan. 28	The Origins of American Slavery	1.William Byrd's Diary 2.Capture 3. The Middle Passage 4. Falconbridge's Description of the Middle Passage 5. Slave Sale Broadside (1774)	Davidson, 2 & 4 A Slave's Account (pages 16-26)
	Jan. 30	Empire Relations: 1663-1763	Map of the Colonies (1775)	Davidson, 4
	Feb. 1	America on the Eve of Revolution	Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography (Chapter 8, starting with: "Continuation of the Account of my Life . . .")	Davidson, 4 Crevecoeur's "What is an American"

Week IV	Feb.4	American Independence	------------	------------
	Feb.6	George Washington & The Revolutionary War	------------	------------
	Feb. 8	QUIZ REVIEW SESSION	Required Readings: Jan. 18-Feb. 1	------------

Week V	Feb. 11	The American Revolution: The First Confrontation	Stamp Act Congress Resolutions	Davidson, 5
	Feb. 13	The Meaning of the American Revolution	1.The Resolves of the 1st Continental Congress 2.The Declaration of Independence	Davidson, 5 & 6 1.Pennsylvania's Act of Gradual Abolition 2.Dunmore's Proclamation Offering Freedom 3.Thomas Paine's Common Sense
	Feb. 15	The Confederation	Map of the United States (1790)	Davidson, 7 1.The Articles of Confederation 2.The Northwest Ordinance

Week VI	Feb. 18	The Constitution	1.The Constitution (preamble) 2.Federalist #10 3.George Washington on Slavery	Davidson, 7 1.The Debates of the Constitutional Convention 2.The Constitution Ratification Debate 3.The Federalist Papers
	Feb. 20	QUIZ REVIEW SESSION	Required Readings: Feb. 11-Feb. 18	------------
	Feb. 22	MIDTERM EXAMINATION	Lectures and Required Readings: Jan. 18-Feb. 18	-------------

Week VII	Feb. 25	The Origins of the First Party System	1.The Sedition Act 2.Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 (Resolves 1, 2, & 3)	Davidson, 8 1.Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality 2.Washington's Farewell Address
	Feb. 27	The Election of 1800	Thomas Jefferson's 1st Inaugural Address	Davidson, 8 & 9
	Feb. 29	The War of 1812	President Madison's War Message	Davidson, 9 The Hartford Convention Resolutions

Week VIII	Mar. 3	The New Nationalism	------------------	-------------
	Mar. 5	The Market Economy	Erie Canal (painting)	Davidson, 9&10
	Mar. 7	Jacksonian Democracy	----------------	Davidson, 11 Andrew Jackson's Bank Veto

Week IX	Mar. 10	The Whig Opposition and the Second American Party System	The Log Cabin Campaign	Davidson, 11 Henry Clay Responds to the Bank Veto
	Mar. 12	Manifest Destiny & Indian Removal	1.Louisiana Purchase Map 2.Andrew Jackson Supports Removal 3.A Cherokee Letter of Protest 4.Trail of Tears Map	Davidson, 11
	Mar. 14	A Woman's Place	1.Stowe, ALL 2.Seneca Falls Declaration	Davidson, 12

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Week X	Mar. 24	The Age of Reform	Stowe, ALL	Davidson, 12
	Mar. 26	Slavery Attacked: Abolitionism	1.Stowe, ALL 2.William Lloyd Garrison	Davidson, 12 Constitution of the American Antislavery Society, 1833
	Mar. 28	QUIZ REVIEW SESSION LAST DAY	Required Readings: Feb. 25-Mar. 26 TO DROP	-------------- CLASS

Week XI	Mar. 31	The Identity of the Old South: The Peculiar Institution	Douglass, ALL	Davidson, 13
	Apr. 2	The Slaves	1.Douglass, ALL 2.Runaway Reward Notice (1835)	Davidson, 13 1.Slave Narratives-- UNC 2.David Walker's Appeal, 1829 3. Frederick Douglass: "The Meaning of July 4th",1852
	Apr. 4	The Slaveholders REMEMBER MAY 2ND	1.Douglass, ALL 2.John C. Calhoun on Slavery MAKE-UP	Davidson, 13 George Fitzhugh on Slavery DAY

Week XII	Apr. 7	QUIZ REVIEW SESSION	Required Readings: Mar. 31-Apr. 4	--------------
	Apr. 9	MIDTERM EXAMINATION	Lectures and Required Readings: Feb. 25-Apr. 4	--------------
	Apr. 11	Slavery Defended: The Missouri Crisis JUST THREE WEEKS	Map of the Missouri Compromise TO MAKE-UP DAY	Davidson, 10 MAY 2ND

Week XIII	Apr. 14	Slavery Defended: Nullification Crisis	1.South Carolina's Ordinance of Nullification 2.Andrew Jackson's Proclamation on Nullification (From "The Defects of the Confederation" through "I consider then;" from "On such expositions" through "because it would be a solecism.")	Davidson, 11
	Apr. 16	The Annexation of Texas and the War against Mexico	Map of the Texas Republic	Davidson, 14 1.The Inaugural Address of James K. Polk 2.The Annexation of Texas
	Apr. 18	The Slavery Extension Issue and the Election of 1848	The Wilmot Proviso	Davidson, 14

Week XIV	Apr. 21	Compromise and Chaos	1.Map of the Compromise of 1850 2.John C. Calhoun on the Compromise of 1850 3.The Crisis of 1850 (cartoon)	Davidson, 14 The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
	Apr. 23	The Birth of the Republican Party	1.The Republican Platform of 1856 2.The Election of 1856 (Republican Handbill) 3.Charles Sumner's Canning, (painting)	Davidson, 15 1.The Kansas-Nebraska Act 2.Lincoln on Kansas-Nebraska 3.Charles Sumner on Kansas
	Apr. 25	The Road to Disunion JUST ONE WEEK TO	John Brown in Court MAKE-UP DAY	Davidson, 15 1.The Dred Scott Decision 2.Lincoln's House Divided Speech 3.The Irrepressible Conflict, William Seward, 1858 MAY 2ND

Week XV	Apr. 28	The Southern Insurrection	1.The Republican Platform of 1860 2.Slavery Expansion, Charleston Mercury, Feb. 28, 1860 3.The Texas Ordinance of Secession	Davidson, 15 1.The Democratic Platform of 1860 (Douglass faction) 2.The Democratic Platform of 1860 (Breckinridge faction)
	Apr. 30	The Election of Abraham Lincoln	Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address	Davidson, 15 1.N.Y. Legislature on Secession, Jan., 1861 2.Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address 3.Abraham Lincoln's Abraham First Inauguration (photograph) 4.Songs of the Civil War
	May 2	QUIZ REVIEW SESSION MAKE-UP ALL EXAMS & QUIZZES	Required Readings: Apr. 11-April 30 *TODAY*	--------------- 1PM--6PM

Course Requirements

Regular attendance is STRONGLY recommended. Though regular attendance does not guarantee success in the class, STUDENTS CANNOT DO WELL WITHOUT ATTENDING EVERY LECTURE. Students who miss a class meeting should get notes for the class they miss from a fellow student. If they have any questions about the notes they receive, they should feel free to ask for clarification from either the professor or teaching assistant.

Two midterm examinations will be given during the semester. They will consist of essay and short answer questions and will cover the lectures and the required reading. Each midterm will test knowledge of the material presented in the period immediately preceding the date of the exam. Questions for midterms will be drawn from a study guide that will be placed on the web one week before each of the exams take place. Choices of questions to answer will be offered in both the short answer and essay sections of the exam.

IN ORDER TO PASS THE CLASS, STUDENTS MUST TAKE EACH OF THE MIDTERM EXAMINATIONS. IF THEY PRESENT A VALID EXCUSE FOR MISSING AN EXAMINATION, THEY MUST MAKE IT UP BY TAKING A "MAKE-UP" EXAM. "MAKE-UP" EXAMINATIONS WILL BE GIVEN ON FRIDAY, MAY 2ND FROM 1PM TO 6PM. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME EXAMS CAN BE MADE UP. STUDENTS WHO MISS EXAMS MUST PLAN TO TAKE "MAKE-UPS" AT THIS TIME.

"Make-up" examinations will not offer students a choice of questions to answer since students who take this late midterm will have more time to study for it than students who take the regularly scheduled exam. The question on the "make-up" exam will be an essay question and it will be drawn from the appropriate study guide.

Five quizzes will be given during the semester. They will consist of multiple choice questions and will cover the required reading. Each quiz will test knowledge of the readings assigned for the period immediately preceding the date of the quiz.

IN ORDER TO PASS THE CLASS, STUDENTS MUST TAKE ALL OF THE QUIZZES. ALL MISSED QUIZZES MUST BE MADE-UP. "MAKE-UP" QUIZZES WILL BE GIVEN ON FRIDAY, MAY 2ND FROM 1PM TO 6PM. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME QUIZZES CAN BE MADE UP. STUDENTS WHO MISS QUIZZES MUST PLAN TO TAKE "MAKE-UPS" AT THIS TIME.

"Make-up" quizzes will consist of short answer questions over the reading covered by the quiz that was missed.

There will be a final examination. It will cover the lectures and the required reading. The first half of the exam will test knowledge of material presented since the previous midterm examination and will consist of essay questions drawn from a study guide that will be placed on the web one week before the final exam. The second half of the exam will cover material presented during the entire semester and will consist of essay questions drawn from all three course study guides. A choice of essay questions to answer will be offered in each section of the exam.

IN ORDER TO PASS THE CLASS, STUDENTS MUST TAKE THE FINAL EXAMINATION.

BOTH OF THE TWO MIDTERM EXAMINATIONS, EACH OF THE FIVE QUIZZES, AND THE FINAL EXAMINATION ARE REQUIRED. STUDENTS WHO DO NOT COMPLETE ALL OF THESE REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT PASS THE CLASS.

No extra credit is given in this class. Students are urged to devote all of their class work time to the lectures, the required readings, and preparation for the quizzes and exams. Credit will be given to those who show improvement during the course of the semester.

The course grade will be computed as follows:

Five quizzes - 4% each = 20%
Two midterm examinations - 20% each = 40%
Final examination = 40%

An introduction to the political, social, economic, and cultural history of the United States prior to 1865. This course is designed to help students understand and evaluate their society, comprehend the historical experience, and further develop reading and writing competencies and critical skills. The main emphasis of this course is on race relations, sectional conflict, and the political and economic development of the new nation. This course makes extensive use of the internet. All required assignments and most optional assignments are web-based. Internet links give students direct access to a vast collection of required and optional primary source materials in both graphic and text form.

Students will be able to describe, identify, and explain the major trends and events in the political, social, economic, and cultural history of the United States prior to 1865.

3) Students are encouraged to contact the professor whenever they have questions either during office hours or by email, however, email attachments cannot be opened.

4) Grades cannot be given out over the internet or over the phone. However, students are welcome to ask the teaching assistant before or after class, or during office hours, for their grades or their current class average.

5) PLEASE TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES AND SET ALL BEEPERS TO SILENT MODE WHILE IN CLASS. TEXT MESSAGING IS NOT ALLOWED DURING THE CLASS PERIOD OR DURING EXAMINATIONS.

6) If you wish to use a tape recorder, please first see the professor to gain approval .

9) STUDENTS ARE URGED TO KEEP ALL OF THEIR QUIZZES AND MID-TERM EXAMINATIONS UNTIL COURSE GRADES ARE RECEIVED FROM THE REGISTRAR. Clerical errors cannot be identified and corrected without the evidence provided by these test papers.

10) Students who come to class on time should keep the back rows of the classroom empty. Students who come in late or need to leave early should sit in the back rows.

11) If you require an accommodation based on a disability, please see the professor as soon as it is convenient. Student responsibility primarily rests with informing faculty of their need for accommodation and in providing authorized documentation through designated administrative channels. Information regarding specific diagnostic criteria and policies for obtaining academic accommodations can be found at www.uta.edu/disability. Also, you may visit the Office for Students with Disabilities in room 102 of University Hall or call them at (817) 272-3364.

12) Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, collusion, the submission for credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to another person, taking an examination for another person, any act designed to give unfair advantage to a student, or the attempt to commit such acts. Students who violate University rules on scholastic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary penalties, including the possibility of failure in the course and dismissal from the University. Since the dishonesty harms the individual, all students, and the integrity of the University, policies on scholastic dishonesty will be strictly enforced.

13) UTA supports a variety of student success programs to help you achieve academic success. They include learning assistance, developmental education, advising and mentoring, admission and transition, and federally-funded programs. Students requiring assistance academically, personally, or socially should contact the Office of Student Success Programs for more information. The History Department web site also includes links to many useful sources aimed at assisting you academically. You will find tips on how to read a history book, how to take notes from books and lectures, how to write a research paper, and exam preparation. Go to: Student Guides to the Study of History.

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Readings
Internet Access
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Course Requirements
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Study Guides

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Course Outline