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Syllabus
Reading Assignments:
All readings are to be done for the day following the one on which they
appear on the syllabus. The books are available at the URI bookstore or online; all documents
are or will be posted on this web site.
Class 1:
European Encounter with America – Saturday, September 11, 2004
In-Class Film: Founding Fathers: Rebels With A Cause
Assigned Reading:
A People and A Nation
chapters 1 and 2 (page 1 – 57)
The American Revolution,
p. 1-88
Documents:
Privileges and Prerogatives Granted . . . to Christopher
Columbus (1492)
Mayflower Compact
Class 2:
Colonial America – Saturday, September 18, 2004
In-Class Film: Founding Fathers:
Taking Liberties
Assigned Reading:
A People and A Nation
chapter 3 (page 59-87))
The American Revolution,
p. 89-166
Documents:
Charter of Connecticut Colony
Declarations of the Stamp Act Congress
(October 19, 1765)
Declaratory Act (March 18, 1766)
Resolves of Parliament February 9,1769
Class 3:
Guest Lecture – Saturday, September 25, 2004
In-Class Film: Founding Fathers: You
Say You Want A Revolution?
Assigned Reading:
A People and A Nation
chapter 4 (page 87 - 115)
White Over Black, Chapters 12 and 13
Documents:
Boston Massacre-- An
Anonymous Patriot Account
Common Sense (Excerpt)
Class 4:
American Revolution – Saturday, October 2, 2004
In-Class Film: Founding Fathers: A
Healthy Constitution
Assigned Reading:
White Over Black, Chapters 14, 15, and 16
Documents:
Declaration of Independence, July 4,
1776
Letter: George
Washington to Martha Washington
October 9, 2004 - FIRST SHORT PAPER DUE (see
web site for more information)
Note that this is not a class date - this is a day you
have off for Columbus Day Weekend. You must submit your paper by
email as a Microsoft Word attachment. If you cannot, you must
hand in your paper on Saturday, October 2 (the week before).
Class 5:
Creating an American Republic – Saturday, October 16, 2004
In-Class Film: Founding Brothers:
Volume 1
Assigned Reading:
A People and A Nation
chapter 5 and 6 (page 115 - 167)
Battle Cry of Freedom,
intro and p. 1-46, 78-144
Documents:
Federalist No. 10
Federalist No. 51
The Constitution
Constitutional Amendments
Class 6:
American Foreign Policy– Saturday, October 23, 2004
In-Class Film: Founding Brothers:
Volume 2
Assigned Reading:
A People and A Nation
chapter 7 and 8 (page 167 - 217)
Battle Cry of Freedom,
intro and p. 145-210
Documents:
Washington Farewell
Address
Alien and Sedition Acts
A Treaty with Tripoli
Class 7:
Age of Jackson – Saturday, October 30, 2004
MIDTERM QUIZ (Two
Identifications)
In-Class Film: Andrew Jackson
Biography
Assigned Reading:
A People and A Nation
chapter 9 and 10 (page 217 - 277)
Battle Cry of Freedom,
p. 211-275
Documents:
Andrew Jackson's Bank Veto (1832)
Andrew
Jackson's Case for the Removal Act, December 8 1830
General Scott
to the Cherokee Nation
Alexis de
Tocqueville: Social Condition of Anglo-Americans
Alexis de Tocqueville: The Real Advantages Which American
Society Derives from
A Democratic Government
Class 8:
Slavery: the Divisive Issue – Saturday, November 6, 2004
SECOND SHORT PAPER
DUE (see web site for more information)
In-Class Film: Founding Brothers:
Volume 3
Assigned Reading:
A People and A Nation
chapter 11 and 12 (page 277 - 331)
Battle Cry of Freedom,
p. 276-338
Documents:
Jefferson’s views on
African Americans and Slavery
Postmaster's Report on Seizure of
Abolition Mailings (1835)
Opinion of the Court in Dred Scott v. Stanford (1857)
Emancipation Proclamation
Class 9:
The Gathering Storm – Leading up to the Civil War – Saturday, November 13,
2004
QUESTION FOR FINAL PAPER DUE
In-Class Film: Founding Brothers:
Volume 4
Assigned Reading:
A People and A Nation
chapter 13 and 14 (page 331-387)
Battle Cry of Freedom,
p. 490-510, 626-665
Documents:
Editorials on the Caning of Sumner (May 1856)
Abraham Lincoln's "House
Divided" Speech
Declarations of Causes of Seceding States
Jefferson Davis Farewell to United
States Senate
Class 10:
The Civil War – Saturday, November 20, 2004
In-Class Film: Abraham Lincoln:
Preserving the Union
Assigned Reading:
A People and A Nation
chapter 15 and 16 (page 387-456)
The Killer Angels,
whole book (quick read)
Documents:
Gettysburg Address
Lincoln First Inaugural
Lincoln
Second Inaugural
Class 11:
War and Reconstruction – Saturday, December 4, 2004
FINAL PAPER DUE (see web site for more
information)
In-Class Film: Glory (you may choose to stay longer after
class - about one hour - to finish the movie)
Assigned Reading:
A People and A Nation
chapter 15 and 16 (page 387-456)
Battle Cry of Freedom,
p. 751 through end (including epilogue)
Documents:
Three Months Among the
Reconstructionists (Atlantic Monthly, February 1866).
Class 12:
The United States and the 20th Century – Saturday, December 11, 2004
IN-CLASS FINAL (see web site for more
information)
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