History 1301
(History of the United States to 1877)
Instructor
Larry
Wade
E-mail: larry.wadejr@tvcc.edu
Course Description
This course is a general survey of the history of the
Required Text
Roark: The American
Promise (Third Edition) ISBN: 0312406878.
Course Objective
The objective of this course is to introduce you to the
history of
1877. Upon
completing this course, you will be able to:
1. use technology to gather and interpret historical
information.
2. identify the geographic characteristics of major
3. relate the background and discovery of the
the English colonization of
4. illustrate the causes and effects of the American
Revolution.
5. compare and contrast the government of the
the Articles of Confederation and the current constitution.
6. relate the impact of European Wars on the new nation leading
to the War of 1812, and show the importance of nationalism,
the phenomenon of Jacksonian democracy, and the movement
West.
7. analyze the social, economic, and political forces (with
particular
emphasis upon the institution of slavery) that ended in
civil war.
8. explain the issues and events of Reconstruction and appraise
their
impact upon the next one hundred years of
Course Requirements
This
course is based on a series of readings, exams, and Internet activities.
To be successful in the course, it will be necessary for you to complete the
Internet activities and exams before the posted deadlines and keep up with
assigned readings. It is extremely important that you have constant
access to a reliable (primary and backup) computer with Internet access. Having
technical problems, especially last-minute technical problems, is no excuse for
submitting assignments after the posted deadlines. Review sheets for each exam
will be posted on the course homepage. Please keep the review sheets; they are for your convenience. The
exams consist of multiple choice, true/false, matching and/or essay questions.
If you have questions about the exam format, please feel free to ask. You will
have a 90-minute time limit on each exam. ALL EXAMS MUST BE TAKEN IN A
TESTING CENTER.
It your responsibility to contact your testing center to make exam
arrangements. Please make arrangements with your testing center at least one week before you take your
exam. Each exam has a deadline. Please refer to the Exam Deadlines section below for specific dates.
Please DO NOT wait until the last minute to
complete assignments or exams. However, if you
choose to wait until the last minute, please understand that unexpected
events which arise at the last minute WILL
NOT be accepted as excuses for completing exams or submitting assignments
after the posted deadlines. Exams and/or assignments submitted after the posted
deadlines WILL NOT be accepted. After you complete each exam, you should able
to immediately access your exam score. But please understand that the exam
answers WILL NOT be released. If you are unable to see your exam
score as soon as you have completed the exam, please contact me immediately. In addition to the exams, there will be
four Internet activities.
The first two Internet assignments (Internet Activities #1 and #2) are voluntary and you will NOT receive a grade on them. Instead, you will receive credit at the end of the semester if you have a borderline semester grade. The remaining two are mandatory. Internet Activities #3 and #4 are worth 50 points each, and they count collectively as an exam grade. At least ten points will be deducted each day Internet Activity #3 or #4 is late. If one of them (Internet Activity #3 or #4) is submitted five days after the deadline, it WILL NOT be accepted. Even though Internet Activities #1 and #2 are voluntary assignments, your participation will be heavily considered when borderline semester grades are determined. Grades for the Internet assignments will be posted according to the course calendar. If your grade is unavailable by the date indicated on the course calendar, or if you have a question about a grade, please contact me immediately. If you have not contacted me within five days after the grades have been posted, I will assume that your grade is correct and no (grade) changes will be made. Completing exams and assignments before the posted deadlines will also be heavily considered when borderline grades are determined. In other words, if you need an additional point (aside from the voluntary assignments) at the end of the semester, another factor will be whether or not you completed ALL exams and assignments on time. Please understand that if you have NOT completed ALL exams and assignments before the posted deadlines, NO extra points will be awarded at the end of the semester.
To determine
your semester grade, add your four exam grades, plus the total number of points
you received from the Internet activities, and divide by five. Remember, the
Internet activities count collectively as ONE exam grade. Please do not wait until the
last minute to complete assignments or take exams. If you have problems
accessing WebCT, please contact me early in the week at my personal e-mail
address (larry.wadejr@tvcc.edu). Please DO NOT send assignments to my personal e-mail address. My personal
e-mail address should ONLY be used
when you have difficulty accessing WebCT. Remember, that is the letter “l”, NOT the number ONE, in
my e-mail address (larry.wadejr@tvcc.edu). Internet assignments and other course-related e-mail should be
sent through WebCT.
If you have a question, please type the word “question” in the subject box. Questions will always receive priority over other e-mail. If you are submitting an assignment, type the title of the assignment in the subject box. If you send a message that indicates an assignment is included, and you neglect to include the actual assignment before the deadline, it WILL NOT be accepted. It is your responsibility to make sure all assignments are sent correctly. It is also your responsibility to log in daily to check for e-mail and discussion messages, assignments, and calendar updates. Please DO NOT send assignments as attachments. Assignments sent as attachments WILL NOT be accepted. If your name has changed (as a result of marital status, for example), please notify me immediately. If you feel that you WILL NOT be able to abide by the course requirements, you should reconsider taking the course.
ALL exams will be available on ______________, and all exams MUST be completed before 11:00 p.m. on the dates listed below. Remember, ALL exams MUST be taken in a testing center, and it your responsibility to make arrangements with the testing center.
Exam #1 MUST be completed by 11:00 p.m. on _________________. The remaining exams (Exam #2, Exam #3, and the Final Exam) MUST be completed by 11:00 p.m. on ____________.
Grading System
Remember, to determine your semester grade, add your four exam grades,
plus the total number of points you received from the Internet activities, and
divide by five. The Internet activities count collectively as ONE exam grade.
100-90
A
89-80
B
79-70
C
69-60
D
below 60 F
Course Outline
EXAM
#1 will cover Chapters 1-4.
I. Ancient
II. Europeans
Encounter the
III. The Southern
Colonies in the Seventeenth Century (
IV. The Northern
Colonies in the Seventeenth Century (
EXAM
#2 (Chapters 5-8)
V. Colonial
VI. The British
Empire and the Colonial Crisis (
VII. The War for
VIII. Building a
Republic (
EXAM
#3 (Chapters 9-12)
IX. The New
Nation Takes Form (Ch.9)
X. Republicans
in Power (
XI. The Expanding
Republic (
XII. The New West
and Free North (
FINAL
EXAM (Chapters 13-16)
XIII. The Slave
South (
XIV. The House
Divided (
XV. The Crucible
of War (
XVI. Reconstruction
(