HIST 1301.01W

HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES THROUGH RECONSTRUCTION COURSE SYLLABUS: SUMMER II 2021

Political cartoon penned by Benjamin Franklin. The Pennsylvania Gazette May 9, 1754.

Professor: Dr. Cynthia Ross (I go by Dr. Ross or Professor Ross; she/her) Class Time: Asynchronous Online Office Location: Ferguson Social Sciences 104 Office Hours: Via Zoom MWF 11:00am – 12:00pm; Email is available 24/7 Instructor Email: [email protected] Response Time: Within 24 hours, excluding weekends

Please, click on the following link to access A&M-Commerce Covid 19 Information, https://new.tamuc.edu/coronavirus/

A&M-Commerce requires the use of face-coverings in all instructional and research classrooms/laboratories. Exceptions may be made by faculty where warranted. Faculty have management over their classrooms. Students not using face-coverings can be required to leave class. Repetitive refusal to comply can be reported to the Office of Students’ Rights and Responsibilities as a violation of the student Code of Conduct. Students should not attend class when ill or after exposure to anyone with a communicable illness. Communicate such instances directly with your instructor. Faculty will work to support the student getting access to missed content or completing missed assignments.

COURSE INFORMATION

Welcome to the History of the United States through Reconstruction! Have you wondered how we got here as a country? What can the past tell us about the present? Can the past tell us something about our future? What does it mean to be an American, anyway? You are in luck because we will be learning about all this and more in this course. We will cover the main themes of U.S. History from the ancient past through the end of the Civil War. We will study political, economic, social, and cultural developments to give you a basic understanding of the history of this country. Some of what we talk about will be complex, controversial, contradicting, surprising, and ironic. You will also learn how to evaluate historical information effectively, understanding the balance between factual knowledge and critical analysis. This is not a class focused on memorizing facts, facts, facts. This point of history is understanding how those facts fit into the larger picture and why it matters for us today. You will be required to do a good bit of reading, writing, and thinking. This will all help you improve your skills as a university student, making you more educated, more employable, and a well-rounded individual. Go Lions!

Materials:

[FREE TEXTBOOK] The American Yawp: A Massively Collaborative Open U.S. History Textbook, Volume 1. https://www.americanyawp.com/

Note: This is a free online textbook created by over 300 History professors across the United States. It is filled with colorful images and is easy to read on the screen. This excellent resource helps to lower the cost of your education. Traditional textbooks are usually $100 or more! If you prefer a PDF copy of the textbook (black and white images, so not as exciting) that you can download and read without internet access, click here: https://www.americanyawp.com/text/wp-content/uploads/Locke_American-Yawp_V1.pdf If you prefer a $25.00 print copy from Stanford University Press, click here: https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=27850

[FREE PRIMARY SOURCE READER] The American Yawp Reader: A Documentary Companion to the American Yawp, Volume 1. https://www.americanyawp.com/reader.html

Note: This primary source reader goes along with your textbook. People who lived in the past create primary sources. There are documents, full color images, and some multimedia. If you prefer a PDF copy of the reader (black and white images, no multimedia), click here: https://www.americanyawp.com/reader/wp-content/uploads/The-American-Yawp-Reader-Vol-1- Fall-2020.pdf

Additional resources including videos and podcasts will be available in D2L.

A Note about the Course Texts:

The university and I expect you to read the assigned texts. Doing well in the class will be difficult if you do not keep up with the reading assignments. All assignments and exams are based on the textbook, reader, and lecture.

Catalog Course Description:

A broad interdisciplinary course in the historical development of the United States and North America to 1877. Assignments will focus on reading, writing, and analysis. Prerequisites: ENG 1301 or concurrent enrollment or ENG 1302 or concurrent enrollment.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Students will be able to analyze, evaluate, or solve problems when given a set of circumstances, data, texts, or art. 2. In written, oral, and/or visual communication, A&M-Commerce students will communicate in a manner appropriate to audience and occasion, with an evident message and organizational structure. 3. Students will understand and practice academic honesty. 4. Students will demonstrate an understanding of societal and/or civic issues.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Instructional / Methods / Activities Assessments

The readings, recommended multimedia (videos and podcasts), and assignments are listed for each UNIT in D2L. This course is designed so you can work at your own pace but I recommend you to complete three Units each week to make the course work manageable. Each assignment has a recommended due date but these are flexible. There will be no points deducted for late work. There are no Zoom meetings to attend as this is an asynchronous course you will complete based on your own schedule. All assignments must be submitted through D2L; no emailed assignments please. I will have office hours over Zoom every MWF from 11:00am to 12:00pm if you need to meet with me. I can also be reached via email and will respond in a timely manner.

Grading

Academic Honesty Quiz 50 About Me! Post 50 Midterm Exam 100 Final Exam 100 Multiple Choice Quizzes (15 @ 10 points each) 150 Primary Resource Analysis (2 @ 50 points each) 100

TOTAL: 550 points

Semester Grades: A, Excellent: 100-90%; B, Good: 89-80%; C, Average: 79-70%; D, Below Average: 69-60%; F, Fail: 59% and below.

The general grading criteria for all written assignments in this class is based on the following:

A = Mastery of content and reading material; factual accuracy; thoughtful interpretation or argument that synthesizes original thoughts and ideas with content; technically clean B = Good-to-excellent command of the majority of content and reading material; competent factual accuracy; a generally solid historical argument backed with adequate evidence C = Fair command of content material; reasonable factual accuracy; ability to articulate a specific thesis or argument even if it is not original or is poorly supported by the evidence D = Poor command of content; factual errors; no real argument driving the essay F = Even worse than above; completely off topic; no work submission

Academic Honesty Quiz:

All students must complete the Academic Honesty Quiz before completing any written assignments. No written assignment grades will be released to the student until submission of the Academic Honesty Quiz is complete. This will be your first EASY 50 points in the course!

About Me! Post:

This assignment asks students to upload a picture that says something about you. It doesn’t have to be “you” but can be anything that would help the class get to know you. Then write a paragraph or two about yourself. You can include any information you feel comfortable sharing. Some possible ideas are: where you are from, your major, what you plan to do after college, what you find interesting about history, your favorite classroom activity, and anything else you would like to share. In the past students have talked about being from other countries, travels, favorite foods, kids, books, music, pets, and hobbies. I will also post my own About Me! After posting, take a look at your classmates’ posts. Notice the diversity and interests among your fellow Lions. Feel free to engage in discussion and ask questions. This is our opportunity to get to know one another. This will be your second EASY 50 points in the course!

Midterm and Final Exams:

There will be two non-comprehensive exams, consisting of three short essays each (expect 3 to 4 pages total for each exam). You will upload your completed exam to the appropriate Dropbox as a Word document (if using Google Docs make sure to save as .doc or .docx). D2L automatically filters all exams through Turnitin, a paper originality application (See the policy on Academic Honesty). You can use any class resources to complete the exams; no outside sources. To receive better than a 75%, your exam must include at least three pieces of cited evidence from the readings; direct quotes of no more than one sentence in length or paraphrase. You can note specific readings either in the text (In Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address he stated…), or using MLA format for primary sources or the textbook (Lincoln or American Yawp, Chapter 16, Section 2). Avoid the use of first person and write professionally with accurate spelling and grammar. Exams will require critical reflection on material learned in the course. Each exam is graded on a 100- point scale. These exams are challenging but if you take your time, prepare yourself, and pay attention to detail, think of the points!

Quizzes:

After completing the assigned reading in each UNIT students will complete a short multiple choice quiz to assess retention of material. Do not begin the quiz until you complete the reading. Quizzes have a 30-minute time limit, leaving little opportunity to look up the answers. There will be 15 quizzes worth 10 points each. More EASY points (as long as you do your reading)!

Primary Resource Analysis:

This assignment is based on a primary resource distributed to students at least one week before the due date. Students will be asked to respond to a series of questions in a prompt using information gathered from the document. This assignment will help you learn how to recognize and summarize a primary source, use appropriate citation, identify an argument, and understand historical cause and effect. Students will complete the assignment using only the assigned primary source and in class resources; no outside sources. Responses must contain evidence cited from the assigned reading in MLA format to receive a grade better than a C. You should reference the specific document either in the text (In Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address he stated…) or using MLA format (Lincoln or American Yawp, Chapter 16, Section 2). All written assignments are automatically filtered through Turnitin, a plagiarism detection application. Spelling and grammar must be accurate. Significant errors will result in grade reduction. Each primary resource analysis is worth 50 points, for a total of 100 points. That’s A LOT of points!

Remember: Read and review the syllabus Login to D2L consistently, every day if possible Complete assignments by the due date, or select a date during the week that works best for you Contact me whenever you have questions or concerns

TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS

TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS

LMS

All course sections offered by Texas A&M University-Commerce have a corresponding course shell in the myLeo Online Learning Management System (LMS). Below are technical requirements

LMS Requirements: https://community.brightspace.com/s/article/Brightspace-Platform-Requirements

LMS Browser Support: https://documentation.brightspace.com/EN/brightspace/requirements/all/browser_support.htm

YouSeeU Virtual Classroom Requirements: https://support.youseeu.com/hc/en-us/articles/115007031107-Basic-System-Requirements

ACCESS AND NAVIGATION

You will need your campus-wide ID (CWID) and password to log into the course. If you do not know your CWID or have forgotten your password, contact the Center for IT Excellence (CITE) at 903.468.6000 or [email protected].

Note: Personal computer and internet connection problems do not excuse the requirement to complete all course work in a timely and satisfactory manner. Each student needs to have a backup method to deal with these inevitable problems. These methods might include the availability of a backup PC at home or work, the temporary use of a computer at a friend's home, the local library, office service companies, Starbucks, a TAMUC campus open computer lab, etc.

COMMUNICATION AND SUPPORT

If you have any questions or are having difficulties with the course material, please contact your professor.

Technical Support

If you are having technical difficulty with any part of Brightspace, please contact Brightspace Technical Support at 1-877-325-7778. Other support options can be found here: https://community.brightspace.com/support/s/contactsupport

COURSE AND UNIVERSITY PROCEDURES/POLICIES

Interaction with Instructor Statement:

Students are encouraged to email the professor with questions, concerns, or comments. Students must provide a valid return email address for replies. Unless otherwise announced, students can expect replies within 24 hours during the week. Response times may be longer on the weekends. When sending an email always do the following: 1) Use a subject line. This tells me what the topic is and prevents your message from ending up in my junk mail.

2) Include your class and section (or class time). I need to know exactly which of my courses you are in. This course is Hist 1301.04B.

3) Use clear, formal English in your emails. Before sending ask yourself, “Would I send this email to my boss?” If not, revise it for professionalism.

3) End the email with your first and last name, that is “sign” your message. I need to know who you are. If you go by a name that is different than the roster, please let me know. Course Specific Procedures/Policies

All writing assignments should be in standard format – Times New Roman or Arial, 12-point font, one-inch margins, double-spaced.

Standard paragraphs are 6 to 8 sentences; short paragraphs are 4 to 6 sentences.

MLA citation style is parenthetical with author and page number; use for quotations and paraphrasing. It should look like this:

Jurgis is injured on the job and the doctor orders him to stay in bed for two months or risk lameness in his leg for life (Sinclair, 121). With this event and its economic consequences, the author highlights how catastrophic a workplace injury could be for workers in the nineteenth century with no financial safety net.

You can find a MLA quick style guide here: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/ml a_formatting_and_style_guide.html

Late Assignments:

This course is designed so that you can work at your own pace. Therefore, there are no late assignment penalties as long as all work is completed by the end of the semester.

Extra Credit:

There is no extra credit in this course. Students are encouraged to talk to the instructor early and often if they are having problems in the course.

Student Conduct:

All students enrolled at the university shall follow the tenets of common decency and acceptable behavior conducive to a positive learning environment. (See current Student Guidebook)

Academic Honesty:

In all courses, I expect that all work that you do and turn in is your own. It is the policy of the University, the History Department, and myself that no form of plagiarism, cheating, collusion, or any other form of academic dishonesty will be tolerated. Plagiarism is defined as deliberately taking the words or ideas of someone else and passing them off as your own. Cheating is obtaining unauthorized assistance on any assignment. Collusion is the selling of academic products with the intention that they be submitted to satisfy an academic requirement. Students are expected to uphold and support the highest academic standards at all times. It is fine to use other people’s words and ideas as long as they receive credit in citations. If you are unsure about the precise definition of plagiarism and/or think you may have committed this form of academic dishonesty, see the instructor or visit the Online Writing Lab before you turn in the assignment. If a student commits academic dishonesty on any part of an assignment, the assignment will receive a zero with no possibility for make-up. Additionally, any incidents of academic dishonesty may be reported to the Office of the Provost by the Professor according to university policy 13.99.99.R0.03 Undergraduate Academic Dishonesty.

Writing Lab:

The TAMU-Commerce Online Writing Lab is a valuable service free to any student. They can help you get started on a paper, help with drafts, and answer specific questions about citation style, grammar, and spelling. While they will not write the paper for you, they are there to give feedback and guidance.

Students with Disabilities Information:

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact:

Student Disability Resources & Services Texas A&M University-Commerce Gee Library, Room 162 Phone (903) 886-5150 or (903) 886-5835 Fax (903) 468-8148 [email protected]

Nondiscrimination Notice:

A&M–Commerce will comply in the classroom, and in online courses, with all federal and state laws prohibiting discrimination and related retaliation on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetic information or veteran status. Further, an environment free from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression will be maintained.

Campus Concealed Carry Statement:

Campus Concealed Carry - Texas Senate Bill - 11 (Government Code 411.2031, et al.) authorizes the carrying of a concealed handgun in Texas A&M University-Commerce buildings only by persons who have been issued and are in possession of a Texas License to Carry a Handgun. Qualified law enforcement officers or those who are otherwise authorized to carry a concealed handgun in the State of Texas are also permitted to do so. Pursuant to Penal Code (PC) 46.035 and A&M Commerce Rule 34.06.02.R1, license holders may not carry a concealed handgun in restricted locations. For a list of locations, please refer to ((http://www.tamuc.edu/aboutUs/policiesProceduresStandardsStatements/rulesProcedure s/34SafetyOfEmployeesAndStudents/34.06.02.R1.pdf) and/or consult your event organizer). Pursuant to PC 46.035, the open carrying of handguns is prohibited on all A&M-Commerce campuses. Report violations to the University Police Department at 903-886-5868 or 9-1-1.

Syllabus Change Policy

The syllabus is a guide. Circumstances and events may make it necessary for the professor to modify the syllabus during the semester. Any changes made to the syllabus will be announced as soon as possible.

COURSE OUTLINE / CALENDAR

There are textbook reading assignments and several primary resources. I expect you to read ALL of the textbook chapter and AT LEAST half of the primary sources (choose the ones you find more interesting). The Recommended Multimedia is just that, recommended but not required. However, they are interesting and will help you take a deeper dive into particular subjects. Each Unit has assigned due dates, but these are flexible as long as all work is completed by the end of the semester.

UNIT 1: Introduction to the Course; Indigenous America

Textbook: The American Yawp, Chapter 1 – Indigenous America Reader: Native American creation stories Journal of Christopher Columbus An Aztec account of the Spanish attack Bartolomé de las Casas describes the exploitation of indigenous people, 1542 Thomas Morton reflects on Native Americans in New England, 1637 The story of the Virgin of Guadalupe Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca Travels through North America, 1542

Recommended Multimedia:

Video The Black Legend, Native Americans, and Spaniards

Podcasts The Dirt https://thedirtpod.com/episodes//episode-15- Tarahumara Runners 42min

Podcast tarahumara-runners Aztecs Are Not Incas https://thedirtpod.com/episodes//episode-14-aztecs- The Dirt Are Not the Maya: Latin 1hr are-not-incas-are-not-the-maya-latin-america-in- Podcast

America in Antiquity antiquity Welcome to Cliff The Dirt https://thedirtpod.com/episodes//episode-16- Palace: Ancestral 48min

Podcast welcome-to-cliff-palace-ancestral-puebloans Puebloans Them There Hills: https://thedirtpod.com/episodes//episode-56-them- The Dirt 1hr Mounds and the Myth of there-hills-mounds-and-the-myth-of-the- Podcast 1min

the Moundbuilders moundbuilders The Dirt https://thedirtpod.com/episodes//episode-33-the-big- The Big Game! 27min

Podcast game Deep Cuts 4: The The Dirt https://thedirtpod.com/episodes//bonus-episode- Columbus Day 31min

Podcast deep-cuts-4-the-columbus-day-special "Special" Dig: A The Travels of Cabeza https://digpodcast.org/2016/07/24/the-travels-of- History 36min

de Vaca cabeza-de-vaca/ Podcast

Assignment: Academic Honesty Quiz About Me! Quiz 1

UNIT 2: Colliding Cultures

Textbook: The American Yawp, Chapter 2 – Colliding Cultures Reader: Richard Hakluyt makes the case for English colonization, 1584 John Winthrop dreams of a city on a hill, 1630 John Lawson encounters Native Americans, 1709 A Gaspesian man defends his way of life, 1641 The legend of Moshup, 1830 Accusations of witchcraft, 1692 and 1706 Manuel Trujillo accuses Asencio Povia and Antonio Yuba of sodomy, 1731

Recommended Multimedia:

Videos When is Thanksgiving? Colonizing America The Quakers, the Dutch, and the Ladies

Podcasts 99% The Great Dismal https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/great-dismal- 28min

Invisible Swamp swamp/ Teaching 1hr https://www.tolerance.org/podcasts/teaching-hard- Hard The Other

10min history/american-slavery/the-other-slavery History Dig: A Slavery and Freedom 1hr https://digpodcast.org/2018/09/09/free-people-of- History

in New York City 5min color-new-york/ Podcast Dig: A Puritan Sex: The

History 57min https://digpodcast.org/2017/09/10/puritans-sex/ Surprising History of Podcast Puritans and Sexual Practices

Assignment: Quiz 2

UNIT 3: British North America

Textbook: The American Yawp, Chapter 3 – British North America Reader: describes the , 1789 Recruiting settlers to Carolina, 1666 Letter from Carolina, 1682 Francis Daniel Pastorius describes his ocean voyage, 1684 Song about life in Virginia Haudenosaunee thanksgiving address Rose Davis is sentenced to a life of slavery, 1715 Print of the slave ship Brookes, 1789 Map of British North America, 1733

Recommended Multimedia:

Video The Natives and the English

Podcasts_ Teaching Hard The Other 1hr https://www.tolerance.org/podcasts/teaching-hard-

History Slavery 10min history/american-slavery/the-other-slavery Slavery and Dig: A History 1hr https://digpodcast.org/2018/09/09/free-people-of- Freedom in New

Podcast 5min color-new-york/ York City Puritan Sex: The Surprising Dig: A History

History of 57min https://digpodcast.org/2017/09/10/puritans-sex/ Podcast Puritans and Sexual Practices Conversations at https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/george- Young Benjamin the Washington 31min washingtons-mount-vernon/conversations-at-the- Franklin

Library washington-library/e/59972655 Dig: A History Rape and Race 1hr https://digpodcast.org/2019/03/17/rape-and-race-in-

Podcast in Early America 14min early-america/

Assignment: Quiz 3

UNIT 4: Colonial Society

Textbook: The American Yawp, Chapter 4 – Colonial Society Reader: Boston trader Sarah Knight on her travels in Connecticut, 1704 Eliza Lucas letters, 1740-1741 Jonathan Edwards revives Enfield, Connecticut, 1741 Samson Occom describes his conversion and ministry, 1768 Extracts from Gibson Clough’s war journal, 1759 Pontiac calls for war, 1763 Alibamo Mingo, Choctaw leader, reflects on the British and French, 1765 Blueprint and photograph of Christ Church Royall family, 1741

Recommended Multimedia:

Video The Quakers, the Dutch, and the Ladies (If you didn’t watch it in Unit 2)

Podcasts Bittersweet: Sugar, Dig: A Slavery, Empire and https://digpodcast.org/2020/01/19/bittersweet-sugar- History 41min

Consumerism in the slavery-empire-and-consumerism-in-the-atlantic-world/ Podcast Atlantic World Dig: A Fur Trading and https://digpodcast.org/2018/12/02/fur-trade-french- History Frontier Life in French 57min

canada/ Podcast Canada Witches Brew: How Dig: A the Patriarchy Ruins https://digpodcast.org/2018/10/21/witches-brew-how- History 50min

Everything for the-patriarchy-ruins-everything-for-women-even-beer/ Podcast Women, Even Beer

Assignment: Quiz 4

UNIT 5: The

Textbook: The American Yawp, Chapter 5 – The American Revolution Reader: George R. T. Hewes, A retrospect on the Boston Tea-party, 1834 Thomas Paine calls for American independence, 1776 Declaration of Independence, 1776 Women in experience occupation, 1780 Oneida declaration of neutrality, 1775 Boston King recalls fighting for the British and securing his freedom, 1798 Abigail and John Adams converse on women’s rights, 1776 American Revolution cartoon, 1782 Drawings of the uniforms of the American Revolution, 1781

Recommended Multimedia:

Video Seven Years War and the Great Awakening Taxes & Smuggling - Prelude to Revolution Who Won the American Revolution?

Podcasts https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/george- Conversations at Quartering Troops in Early washingtons-mount- the Washington 42min America vernon/conversations-at-the-washington- Library

library/e/65267657 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/george- Conversations at Seeing the British Side of washingtons-mount- the Washington 50min the American Revolution vernon/conversations-at-the-washington- Library

library/e/66100993 https://thedirtpod.com/episodes//episode- The Dirt Podcast Let's Talk about (Inter)sex 40min

41-lets-talk-about-intersex https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/george- Conversations at 1hr washingtons-mount- the Washington The British Are Coming 22min vernon/conversations-at-the-washington- Library

library/e/60725129 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/george- Conversations at washingtons-mount- the Washington Valley Forge 29min vernon/conversations-at-the-washington- Library

library/e/60939600 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/george- Conversations at Plotting Against General washingtons-mount- the Washington 57min Washington vernon/conversations-at-the-washington- Library

library/e/66782473 George Washington, the The Age of Newburgh Conspiracy, https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the- 1hr 5 min

Jackson Podcast and the Fate of the age-of-jackson-podcast/e/65984438 American Revolution https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/george- Conversations at washingtons-mount- the Washington In the Hurricane's Eye 30min vernon/conversations-at-the-washington- Library

library/e/60574076 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/george- Conversations at washingtons-mount- the Washington Frontier Rebels 24min vernon/conversations-at-the-washington- Library

library/e/58635849 How France and America https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/scott- History Cooperated during the 59min rank-2/history-unplugged- Unplugged

Revolutionary War podcast/e/65949138 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/scott- History The Treason of Benedict 41min rank-2/history-unplugged- Unplugged Arnold

podcast/e/66053604 George Washington's https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/scott- History Spies: The Culper Ring, 1hr rank-2/history-unplugged- Unplugged Nathan Hale, and the Plot 11min

podcast/e/66304752 to Capture The Battle of Yorktown: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/scott- History Britain's Surrender in the 29min rank-2/history-unplugged- Unplugged

Revolutionary War podcast/e/66212377 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/scott- History The Revolutionary War 57min rank-2/history-unplugged- Unplugged Comes to an End

podcast/e/66275907 237 Years After the https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/scott- History Revolutionary War, Some 45min rank-2/history-unplugged- Unplugged Say It Was a Mistake. Are

podcast/e/66379331 They Right?

Assignment: Quiz 5

UNIT 6: A New Nation

Textbook: The American Yawp, Chapter 6 – A New Nation Reader: Hector St. Jean de Crèvecœur describes the American people, 1782 A Confederation of Native peoples seek peace with the United States, 1786 Mary Smith Cranch comments on politics, 1786-87 James Madison, Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments, 1785 George Washington, “Farewell Address,” 1796 , A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture Smith, 1798 Susannah Rowson, Charlotte Temple, 1794 Constitutional Ratification Cartoon, 1789 Anti-Thomas Jefferson Cartoon, 1797

Recommended Multimedia:

Videos The Constitution, the Articles, and Federalism Where US Politics Came From Thomas Jefferson & His Democracy

Podcasts Conversations at https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/george- The National Bank the Washington 36min washingtons-mount-vernon/conversations- Controversy

Library at-the-washington-library/e/59543627 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/george- Conversations at Reading Letters by Early washingtons-mount-vernon/conversations- the Washington 36min American Women at-the-washington- Library

library/e/www.mountvernon.org/podcast Conversations at John Marshall: The Man https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/george- the Washington Who Made the Supreme 36min washingtons-mount-vernon/conversations-

Library Court at-the-washington-library/e/57581643 Conversations at Friends Divided: John https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/george- the Washington Adams and Thomas 28min washingtons-mount-vernon/conversations-

Library Jefferson at-the-washington-library/e/52910049 Conversations at https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/george- the Washington John Jay is Here to Stay 36min washingtons-mount-vernon/conversations-

Library at-the-washington-library/e/55803481 Conversations at https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/george- the Washington Remember the Ladies! 35min washingtons-mount-vernon/conversations-

Library at-the-washington-library/e/59683842 Conversations at https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/george- Constitution Making in the Washington 33min washingtons-mount-vernon/conversations- Early America

Library at-the-washington-library/e/59833994 Conversations at Albert Gallatin, the Early https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/george- the Washington Republic, and the 33min washingtons-mount-vernon/conversations-

Library Atlantic World at-the-washington-library/e/60118360 Conversations at https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/george- The Only Unavoidable the Washington 41min washingtons-mount-vernon/conversations- Subject of Regret, Part 1

Library at-the-washington-library/e/62494648 Conversations at https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/george- The Only Unavoidable the Washington 41min washingtons-mount-vernon/conversations- Subject of Regret, Part 2

Library at-the-washington-library/e/62494648 Buried Lives (the Conversations at https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/george- Enslaved People of the Washington 27min washingtons-mount-vernon/conversations- George Washington's

Library at-the-washington-library/e/60419751 Mount Vernon) https://www.npr.org/2019/09/12/760148148 Planet Money The Carriage Tax 18min

/episode-956-the-carriage-tax Poverty and Mobility in The Age of 1hr https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-age- the Early American

Jackson Podcast 7min of-jackson-podcast/e/60160560 Republic The Age of The Religious Lives of 1hr https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-age-

Jackson Podcast the Adams Family 16mins of-jackson-podcast/e/60295097 The Influence of

Christianity at the 1hr https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-age- The Age of

Founding and the Early 17min of-jackson-podcast/e/65833662 Jackson Podcast Republic All the Presidents’ Vetoes: A Brief History https://www.backstoryradio.org/shows/all- BackStory 59min

of Saying No to the-presidents-vetoes/ Legislation https://www.backstoryradio.org/shows/hami BackStory Hamilton 52min

lton/ Dig: A History https://digpodcast.org/2017/05/21/the- The Whiskey Rebellion 41min

Podcast whiskey-rebellion/

Assignment: Quiz 6

UNIT 7: The Early Republic

Textbook: The American Yawp, Chapter 7 – The Early Republic Reader: Letter of Cato and petition by “the negroes who obtained freedom by the late act,” in Postscript to the Freeman’s Journal, September 21, 1781 Thomas Jefferson’s racism, 1788 Black scientist Benjamin Banneker demonstrates Black intelligence to Thomas Jefferson, 1791 Creek headman Alexander McGillivray (Hoboi-Hili-Miko) seeks to build an alliance with Spain, 1785 Tecumseh calls for Native American resistance, 1810 Congress debates going to war, 1811 Abigail Bailey escapes an abusive relationship, 1815 Genius of the Ladies Magazine Illustration, 1792 America Guided by Wisdom Engraving, 1815

Recommended Multimedia:

Videos The War of 1812 Age of Jackson

Podcasts Dig: A The War of 1812 and

History 36min https://digpodcast.org/2017/08/13/war-1812/ The Burning of Buffalo Podcast The Age of Slavery and Antislavery https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-age-of- Jackson 1hr 27min

at the Nation's Founding jackson-podcast/e/57727063 Podcast Heirs of the Founders: The Age of Henry Clay, John C. https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-age-of- Jackson 59min

Calhoun, and Daniel jackson-podcast/e/58671213 Podcast Webster Thomas Jefferson's The Age of Education and the https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-age-of- Jackson 1hr 13min

Founding of the jackson-podcast/e/67163586 Podcast University of Virginia The Age of The Panic of 1819, the https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-age-of- Jackson 1hr 16min

First Great Depression jackson-podcast/e/65654948 Podcast The Age of Poor Whites and Slavery https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-age-of- Jackson 40min

in the Antebellum South jackson-podcast/e/54627664 Podcast The Age of Indians, Settlers, and https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-age-of- Jackson Slaves at Great 55min

jackson-podcast/e/54543588 Podcast Crossings Jacksonian Democracy, The Age of Race, and the https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-age-of- Jackson Transformation of 1hr 2min

jackson-podcast/e/61513394 Podcast American Conservativism The Age of Antebellum American https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-age-of- Jackson 1hr 21min

Messiahs jackson-podcast/e/64998154 Podcast The Age of The Bank War and the https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-age-of- Jackson Partisan Press with 1hr 20min

jackson-podcast/e/62237463#/ Podcast Stephen W. Campbell https://crooked.com/podcast/this-land- This Land The Treaty 32min

episode-4-the-treaty/ Inseparable Separations: https://www.tolerance.org/podcasts/teaching- Teaching Slavery and Indian 59min hard-history/american-slavery/inseparable- Hard History

Removal separations-slavery-and-indian-removal How a Rivalry Between Two Cherokee Chiefs History https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/scott-rank- Led to the Trail of Tears 1hr 17min

Unplugged 2/history-unplugged-podcast/e/55171734 and the Collapse of Their Nation

Assignment: Quiz 7 Primary Resource Analysis 1

UNIT 8: The Market Revolution

Textbook: The American Yawp, Chapter 8 – The Market Revolution Reader: James Madison asks Congress to support internal improvements, 1815 A traveler describes life along the Erie Canal, 1829 Blacksmith apprentice contract, 1836 Maria Stewart bemoans the consequences of racism, 1832 Rebecca Burlend recalls her emigration from England to Illinois, 1848 Harriet H. Robinson remembers a mill workers’ strike, 1836 Alexis de Tocqueville, “How Americans Understand the Equality of the Sexes,” 1840 Abolitionist Sheet Music Cover Page, 1844 Anti-Catholic Cartoon, 1855

Recommended Multimedia:

Video The Market Revolution

Podcasts Accounting for Conversations at https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/george- Women in the the Washington 52min washingtons-mount-vernon/conversations-at-the- Business of

Library washington-library/e/66611060 Slavery Slavery and The Age of 1hr https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-age-of- Antislavery at the

Jackson Podcast 27min jackson-podcast/e/57727063 Nation's Founding Heirs of the Founders: Henry The Age of https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-age-of- Clay, John C. 59min

Jackson Podcast jackson-podcast/e/58671213 Calhoun, and Daniel Webster

Assignment: Quiz 8 Midterm Exam

UNIT 9: Democracy in America

Textbook: The American Yawp, Chapter 9 – Democracy in America Reader: 1. Missouri Controversy documents, 1819-1920 2. Rhode Islanders protest property restrictions on voting, 1834 3. Black Philadelphians defend their voting rights, 1838 4. Andrew Jackson’s veto message against re-chartering the Bank of the United States, 1832 5. , “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July,” 1852 6. Rebecca Reed accuses nuns of abuse, 1835 7. Samuel Morse fears a Catholic conspiracy, 1835 8. County election painting, 1854 9. Martin Van Buren cartoon, 1837

Recommended Multimedia:

Video Women in the 19th Century

Podcasts The Age of Jackson The Panic of 1819, the First 1hr https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-age-

Podcast Great Depression 16min of-jackson-podcast/e/65654948 The Age of Jackson Poor Whites and Slavery in https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-age-

Podcast the Antebellum South 40min of-jackson-podcast/e/54627664 The Age of Jackson Indians, Settlers, and Slaves https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-age-

Podcast at Great Crossings 55min of-jackson-podcast/e/54543588 Jacksonian Democracy, The Age of Race, and the Jackson Transformation of American 1hr https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-age-

Podcast Conservativism 2min of-jackson-podcast/e/61513394

Assignment: Quiz 9

UNIT 10: Religion and Reform

Textbook: The American Yawp, Chapter 10 – Religion and Reform Reader: Revivalist Charles G. Finney emphasizes human choice in salvation, 1836 Dorothea Dix defends the mentally ill, 1843 David Walker’s Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World, 1829 William Lloyd Garrison introduces The Liberator, 1831 Angelina Grimké, Appeal to Christian Women of the South, 1836 Sarah Grimké calls for women’s rights, 1838 Henry David Thoreau reflects on nature, 1854 The fruit of alcohol and temperance lithographs, 1849 Missionary society membership certificate, 1848

Recommended Multimedia:

Video Reform Movements

Podcasts From Farm Fields to Classrooms: Horace Mann's War for Universal https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/scott- History and Compulsory Education for 1hr rank-2/history-unplugged-

Unplugged Children 10min podcast/e/54798318 https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2017/ Planet 06/09/532303452/episode-777-free-love-

Money Free Love, Free Market 22min free-market 19th Century American Radicals: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/scott- History Vegans, Abolitionists, and Free rank-2/history-unplugged-

Unplugged Love Advocates 39min podcast/e/65430131 Dig: A The Auburn System: Prisons and History Punishment in the 19th Century

Podcast United States 1hr https://digpodcast.org/2018/03/11/auburn/ https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/scott- History The Real Oregon Trail: Beyond rank-2/history-unplugged-

Unplugged Dysentery and the Apple II Game 58min podcast/e/62202286 Dig: A History The Rise of Natural History https://digpodcast.org/2018/04/29/natural-

Podcast Museums 48min history-museums/ Dig: A History The Bank War: Interview with Paul https://digpodcast.org/2016/05/22/the-

Podcast Kahan 32min bank-wars-interview-with-paul-kahan/ The Age of Jackson https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-age-

Podcast The Mormon Kingdom of Navoo 1hr of-jackson-podcast/e/67672254

Assignment: Quiz 10

UNIT 11: The Cotton Revolution

Textbook: The American Yawp, Chapter 11 – The Cotton Revolution Reader: 1. Nat Turner explains the Southampton rebellion, 1831 2. on rape and slavery, 1860 3. describes a slave market, 1841 4. George Fitzhugh argues that slavery is better than liberty and equality, 1854 5. Sermon on the duties of a Christian woman, 1851 6. Mary Polk Branch remembers plantation life, 1912 7. , “; or, The President’s Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States,” 1853 8. Painting of enslaved persons for sale, 1861 9. Proslavery cartoon, 1850

Recommended Multimedia:

Video Slavery

Podcasts Teaching Silver, Resistance https://www.tolerance.org/podcasts/teaching-hard- Hard and the Evolution of 1hr history/american-slavery/silver-resistance-and-the-

History Slavery in the West 14min evolution-of-slavery-in-the-west Dig: A Celia, A Slave: The History True Crime Case

Podcast that Rocked the 57min https://digpodcast.org/2018/01/28/celia-a-slave/ American Slave Power Texas Independence, Dig: A Slavery, and the History Lost Cause: 1hr https://digpodcast.org/2017/10/08/lost-cause-texas-

Podcast Historical Memory 34min slavery/

Assignment: Quiz 11

UNIT 12: Manifest Destiny

Textbook: The American Yawp, Chapter 12 – Manifest Destiny Reader: 1. Cherokee petition protesting removal, 1836 2. John O’Sullivan declares America’s manifest destiny, 1845 3. Diary of a woman migrating to Oregon, 1853 4. Pun Chi Complains of racist abuse, 1860 5. Wyandotte woman describes tensions over slavery, 1849 6. Letters from Venezuelan General Francisco de Miranda regarding Latin American Revolution, 1805-1806 7. President Monroe outlines the Monroe Doctrine, 1823 8. Manifest destiny painting, 1872 9. Anti-immigrant cartoon, 1860

Recommended Multimedia:

Video War and Expansion

Podcasts We Belong Here: Manifest Destiny, Dig: A Immigration, and the https://digpodcast.org/2017/03/26/we-belong-here- History Treaty of Guadalupe manifest-destiny-immigration-and-the-treaty-of-

Podcast Hidalgo 30min guadalupe-hidalgo/

Assignment:

UNIT 13: The Sectional Crisis

Textbook: The American Yawp, Chapter 13 –The Sectional Crisis Reader: 1. Prigg v. Pennsylvania, 1842 2. Stories from the Underground Railroad, 1855-56 3. Harriet Beecher Stowe, ’s Cabin, 1852 4. Charlotte Forten complains of racism in the North, 1855 5. Margaraetta Mason and Lydia Maria Child discuss John Brown, 1860 6. 1860 Republican Party platform 7. South Carolina declaration of secession, 1860 8. Effects of the Fugitive Slave Law lithograph, 1850 9. Sectional crisis map, 1856

Recommended Multimedia:

Video The Election of 1860 & The Road to Disunion

Podcasts Lincoln the Lawyer: Abraham Lincoln’s https://www.backstoryradio.org/shows/lincoln-the-

BackStory Early Life and Career 54min lawyer/ Lincoln the Lawyer: Abraham Lincoln’s https://www.backstoryradio.org/shows/lincoln-the-

BackStory Early Life and Career 54min lawyer/ The History of History Slavery, Part 5: The 1hr https://www.historyonthenet.com/history-slavery-

Unplugged Road to Abolition 15min part-5-road-abolition Song of Ourselves? Walt Whitman and the American 1hr https://www.backstoryradio.org/shows/song-of-

BackStory Imagination 5min ourselves/ New Stories for an Old Conflict: Rethinking Civil War https://www.backstoryradio.org/shows/civil-war-

BackStory Narratives 34min scholarship/ Patriarchs, Brawlers, Dig: A and Gentlemen: History Manhood in the Civil 1hr https://digpodcast.org/2019/08/04/manhood-in-the-

Podcast War Era 17min civil-war/

Assignment: Quiz 12

UNIT 14: The Civil War

Textbook: The American Yawp, Chapter 14 –The Civil War Reader: 1. Alexander Stephens on slavery and the Confederate constitution, 1861 2. General Benjamin F. Butler reacts to self-emancipation, 1861 3. , a formerly enslaved man, recalls fighting for the Union, 1922 4. Poem about Civil War nurses, 1866 5. Ambrose Bierce recalls his experience at the Battle of Shiloh, 1881 6. Civil War songs, 1862 7. Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address, 1865 8. Civil War nurses illustration, 1864 9. Burying the dead photograph, 1865

Recommended Multimedia:

Videos Battles of the Civil War The Civil War, Part 1 The Civil War, Part 2

Podcasts Dig: A History Black Soldiers in the https://digpodcast.org/2016/08/28/black-

Podcast American Civil War 26min soldiers-in-the-american-civil-war/ Dig: A Guerrilla Warfare: The History American Civil War and 1hr https://digpodcast.org/2017/10/01/guerrilla-

Podcast Irregular Soldiers 4min warfare-civil-war/ Slave, Contraband, Refugee: Dig: A The Complicated Story of https://digpodcast.org/2020/01/26/slave- History the End of Slavery in the 1hr contraband-refugee-the-end-of-slavery-in-

Podcast United States 25min the-united-states/ History of the Civil War in https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/scott- History 10 Battles, Part 19: African rank-2/history-unplugged-

Unplugged Americans in Uniform 57min podcast/e/57541233 The Civil War and the American West: When https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/scott- History Multi-Racial Armies Fought 1hr rank-2/history-unplugged-

Unplugged Over Gold Mines 4min podcast/e/68141992#/ When does a Scorched-Earth https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/scott- History Policy Work? A Look at the rank-2/history-unplugged-

Unplugged Civil War's Final Year 57min podcast/e/65269044 The Confederacy Dominated https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/scott- History the Early Civil War. So Why rank-2/history-unplugged-

Unplugged did it Ultimately Lose? 45min podcast/e/65116788 Civil War Barons: The Tycoons, Entrepreneurs, and Inventors and Visionaries https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/scott- History Who Forged Victory and rank-2/history-unplugged-

Unplugged Shaped a Nation 53min podcast/e/58778366 An Archaeologist Talks About the Discovery of a https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/scott- History Civil War Surgeon's Burial rank-2/history-unplugged-

Unplugged Pit 57min podcast/e/55710609

Assignment: Quiz 13 Primary Resource Analysis 2

UNIT 15: Reconstruction

Textbook: The American Yawp, Chapter 15 –Reconstruction Reader: 1. Freedmen discuss post-emancipation life with General Sherman, 1865 2. Jourdon Anderson writes his former enslaver, 1865 3. Charlotte Forten teaches freed children in South Carolina, 1864 4. Mississippi Black Code, 1865 5. General Reynolds describes lawlessness in Texas, 1868 6. A case of sexual violence during Reconstruction, 1866 7. Frederick Douglass on remembering the Civil War, 1877 8. Johnson and Reconstruction cartoon, 1866 9. Fifteenth Amendment print, 1870

Recommended Multimedia:

Video Reconstruction

Podcasts The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United Dig: A States: A Brief History Overview and https://digpodcast.org/2018/02/18/fourteenth-amendment-

Podcast History 51min constitution-united-states/ How Reconstruction Transformed the https://www.backstoryradio.org/shows/how-reconstruction-

BackStory Constitution 35min transformed-the-constitution/ Deconstructing The Myths Of https://www.npr.org/2018/12/21/679254978/deconstructing-

1A Reconstruction 33min the-myths-of-reconstruction A More Perfect Dig: A Union? The History Reconstruction https://www.backstoryradio.org/shows/a-more-perfect-

Podcast Era 44min union/

Assignment: Quiz 14 Final Exam