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HTY 103S (15444)
Fall 2009
Meets 8:00-9:05 MWF in Roberts 023.
This course will explore the meetings of American, European, and African peoples in the Americas, American colonization by European powers, the development of British North America, the emergence of an independent United States, the expansion of slavery and the American Empire, the Market Revolution, reformers and abolitionists, and the Civil War era.
The sections in the table below will provide links to some primary source documents pertinent and occasionally other items of interest to students of American history. Students can click on the links to each "Section" to view or download the item(s) of the week so that each student can prepare a comment or response on the document for class discussion. The key issues raised by student responses will shape the class discussions at the next meeting. Generally useful questions to ask of the documents include who wrote it? Who was the intended reader? What was the purpose of the document? When and where was it written? What does the document reveal about the subject or perhaps the writer(s)? What's it all about and how does it relate to the larger issues of American history? Look for the clues and think about how it relates to the issues, events, and people that you read about and that we talk about in class.
Syllabus
Essay 1 due Oct 9
Essay 2 due Nov. 23
The Section Connection (outlines, documents, readings, links, announcements)
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Updated 8/18/09 For further information, contact Walter