History 231 Fall 2010: Plymouth Rock

COURSE SCHEDULE

Week One: 9/13 to 9/17
Intro/Pre-Columbian Americas
“Discovery” and Exploration/Focus on Magellan
Hand out Reading Guide to Franklin

Week Two: 9/20 to 9/24
Early English and Other Colonies:
Labor Troubles/ Great Awakening/American Enlightenment

Week Three: 9/27 to 10/1
Mid-Century Challenges/
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Due Section 1: 9/29
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Due Section 2: 9/30
Week Four: 10/4 to 10/8
Revolutionary War/Making a New Nation/The U.S. Constitution

Week Five: 10/11 to 10/15
Early National Period/Jefferson’s America
MIDTERM EXAM Section 1: Wednesday, 10/13
MIDTERM EXAM Section 2: Thursday, 10/14

Week Six: 10/18 to 10/22
International Conflicts: War of 1812/Early Industrialism/
The 1820s and The World of Andrew Jackson
Section 1: Five Civilized Tribes Due on Friday, 10/22
Section 2: Five Civilized Tribes Due on Thursday, 10/21

Week Seven: 10/25 to 10/29
Cherokee Removal Debate Prep/Cherokee Removal Debate
“Secret Life of a Developing Country”

Week Eight: 11/1 to 11/5
Section 1: Celia, A Slave Due Monday, 11/1
Section 2: Celia, A Slave Due Tuesday, 11/2“Cycles of Distrust”
War with Mexico and other Western Issues

Week Nine: 11/8 to 11/12
Section 1: Essay Due Wednesday, 11/10
Section 2: Essay Due Tuesday, 11/911/11 VETERAN’S DAY…CAMPUS CLOSED

Week Ten: 11/15 to 11/19 LAST DAY OF CLASSES
“Cycles of Distrust”—Sectionalism
Civil War: From Bull Run to the Gettysburg Address

FINAL EXAM History 231 Section 1 Monday November 22, 8-10:30
FINAL EXAM History 231 Section 2 Tuesday November 23, 11-1:30

History 231 Fall 2010

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Plymouth Rock

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