History 11-Political and Social History of the United States I

Spring 2013, Section# 7658 online

Dr. Ellen Joiner, NEA-181, Office Phone: 310-233-4582

Office hours: Office hours are scheduled weekly via Etudes Chat Room. Students should also use Etudes Private Messenger for confidential communications with instructor.

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Course Summary: This class surveys the political, social, and economic history of the United States from the Colonial era to 1876 with emphasis on the origin and implementation of the U.S. Constitution. The class also includes the organization and critical analysis of historical sources. This course meets the California State University requirements for United States History.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs):

1) Identify the experiences of Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans in the U.S. colonial history and analyze each culture’s contribution to colonial economics and society.

2) Formulate a chronology of U.S colonial history that encompasses the period’s central political, economic, and social developments.

3) Demonstrate knowledge of colonial geography including 16th and 17th century colonial claims and 19th century westward expansion and sectionalism.

4) Differentiate between colonial governments and evaluate the influence of colonial precedent on the revolutionary state constitutions, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution.

5) Identify the principles of republican government and their implications for governance and social organization in 18th and 19th century America.

6) Analyze the influence of race, ethnicity, status, and religion in the formation of American society and its values.

7) Evaluate colonial America’s labor systems (indentured, slave, wage) in the context of regional (North, South, Western) development

8) Locate primary and secondary sources in the library and on the internet; distinguish between the two types of historical sources and, in essay form, critically evaluate each.

Required Books:

Eric Foner, Give Me Liberty: An American History, vol. 1, brief 3rd ed., New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2012.

Eric Foner, ed., Voices of Freedom: A Documentary History, vol. 1, 3rded. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2012.

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New and used copies of the textbooks are available in the Harbor College Bookstore. Give Me Liberty is also available in an e-book format. Voices of Freedom is not available in an e-book. Copies are also on reserve in the Harbor College Library.

Required Materials: Because this class is completely online it is mandatory that you have a personal computer and online access. Do not take this course and plan to use your employer or friend’s computer. The class has specific dates when assignments must be submitted so depending upon someone else’s computer will not work. You must have your own computer in order to put in the time that is required. If your computer breaks during the course, there are computers available in the library but this requires that you come to campus.
Course Requirements: This course surveys U. S. History from the colonial period through Reconstruction. History 11 is completely online. On the first day of class you will be able to log onto the class which is found at After logging on you will immediately click the Assignments, Tests, and Surveys icon and follow the instructions given there. During the first week of class several face-to-face orientation sessions for Etudes will be offered in the computer lab at Harbor College. The dates and times of these sessions will be posted at the Etudes Announcements page. These sessions are not mandatory but if you are unable to attend an orientation session it is vital that you spend the very first week of class learning to use the Etudes system and understanding my expectations for the course. There will be a series of assignments the first week to orient you to the class.
The class is organized on a weekly basis with assignments opened each Monday morning at 8 a.m. and closed at 11 p.m. the following Sunday night. Each week’s assignment will be found at the Assignments, Tests, and Surveys section. A weekly assignment will typically include:
1) Textbook reading: Reading assignments will typically include one chapter/ week from Give Me Liberty and several assigned primary readings from Voices of Freedom. All assignments and their due dates are listed on the schedule below.
2)Online explanations: You will also listen to my explanation of the chapter material in a 30-40 minute recorded lecture at
3)Modules: To help you understand and learn the reading material the modules sections provide study material to help you learn the course material including chapter outlines, flash cards for vocabulary, and maps. You are not required to write on the Modules. This section is to be used as you are reading the text in order to help you clarify terms and concepts from your reading.
4)Practice tests: Each week you will take a practice test which reviews the chapter reading material. Weekly practice tests are required and the score counts toward your final grade. The practice tests are for practice so they are open book and within the one-week time frame you may retake the tests in order to improve your score. The score on the final time that you take the practice test will be the score that goes into the grade book and will count toward your course grade.
5)Discussion Board: Each week I will also post a question that the class will discuss throughout the week. You are required to participate in at least 10 discussions that I will initiate (10 pts/discussion) throughout the semester. You must participate in the assigned discussion during the week it is assigned. There are no make-ups on the Discussion Board.
6)Essays: Four3-page essays (40 pts. each) that evaluate primary sources are also required. Because writing is an important part of this course and of any college course I would encourage you to have successfully completed English 101 before taking this course. Each essay will come with detailed instructions that are at Modules. All essay assignments will be submitted to turnitin.com. This website allows me to check all submissions for plagiarism. According to LACCD and Harbor College policy, copying another person’s work or ideas without giving them credit is illegal and will not be accepted.
7)Examinations: There are three examinations (matching, true-false, multiple choice-40 pts. each) and a final (50 pts.) in the course. The examinations will be taken online at the Etudes site and, unlike the practice tests, will be timed and may not be retaken. The schedule for reading assignments, exams, and essays are listed in the schedule below. More specific instructions for all assignments will be given each week so it is very important that you carefully read and follow each week’s instructions at the Assignment, Tests, and Surveys icon.
8)Extra Credit:15 points of extra credit is available if you choose to complete a Service Learning civic participation project. The project is explained at Modules-Service Learning Project. If you choose to do the project you need to register for Service Learning 100 by Feb. 15. AllHistory 11 assignments (including the Discussion Board) must be completed in order for you to receive extra credit.
Course Logistics: The course requirements for online History 11 are not that different from the face-to-face version. The main difference is that within the time frame of each week you are able to decide when you will complete the assignment and can work on the class according to your schedule. Because of this flexibility, this class requires a higher level of personal discipline and commitment than a traditional face-to-face class. I will provide specific directions but you will need to self-direct to insure that the assignments are completed on time. You will have specific assignments each week that will need to be finished by the Sunday night (11 p.m.) deadline. After the deadline, the assignment will close and you will not be able to access it. Essay assignments will be given at least two weeks in advance in order to give you time to work on them. Essay instructions and assignments are explained at the Modules section of Etudes. I hold a weekly “office hour” when I will be in the Chat Room to directly answer questions that you may have. I will post the time and day of the Office Hour each week on the Announcement page. If you have other questions contact me through Private Messenger and I will get back to you as soon as possible. Don’t hesitate to also post questions in the Chat Room or at Questions? On the Etudes site. Other students in the class are very willing to help you. If you have a learning disability please let me know immediately via Private Messenger so that we can help you succeed in the course.
Course Grades: Grades for History 11 are determined on a percentage of the total points. The total points for the practice tests, exams, and essays will be available to you at the Etudes grade book. I will keep a separate record of the discussion participation and add those points at the end of the semester. If at any point throughout the semester you would like to know your grade just ask me via Private Messenger. Grades are private information so I won’t discuss your grade in an open forum of the Discussion Board or Chat Room. 90% of the total course points = A, 80%=B, 70%=C, 60%= D.

Class Schedule: GML=Give Me Liberty, VOF=Voices of Freedom.

Course Schedule / Dates / Topic / Assignment
Wk 1 / Feb. 4-10 / Introduction to History 11 / VOF-Preface
Wk 2 / Feb. 11-17 / A Model for Colonial America / GML-1
VOF-1
-Bartolome de lasCasas
- The Pueblo Revolt
Wk 3 / Feb. 18-24 / Anglo-American Empire
(1607-1750) / GML-2 & 3
VOF-2
-Maryland Act Concerning Religion
-John Winthrop
-Trial of Anne Hutchinson
Wk 4 / Feb. 25-March 3 / Slavery & the Struggle for Freedom / GML-4
VOF-3 &4
-Nathaniel Bacon
-Complaint of an Indentured Servant
-OlaudahEquiano
-Great Awakening
PS-1 due
Wk 5 / March 3-10 / The American Revolution / GML-5
VOF-5
-Virginia Resolutions
-Thomas Paine
Exam 1 (c. 1-5)
Wk 6 / March 11-17 / Implications of the American Revolution / GML-6
VOF-6
-Exchange between Jewish congregation
-Liberating Indentured Servants
-Petition of Slaves
Wk 7 / March 18-24 / Building a Nation / GML-7
VOF-7
-Petition of Inhabitants
-James Winthrop Anti-Federalist Argument
-Thomas Jefferson
On Race and Slavery
-J.HectorSt.JohndeCrevecoeur
Wk 8 / March 25-31 / Establishing a Republic / GML-8
VOF-8
-Defense of the French Revolution
-Judith Sargent Murray
-George Tucker
-Tecumseh
PS-2 due
April 1-7 / Spring Recess
Wk 9 / April 8-14 / The Market Revolution / GML-9
VOF-9
-Complaint of Lowell Worker
-Immigrants Arriving NYC
-Thoreau-Walden
-Finney-Sinners
Wk 10 / April 15-21 / Democratizing America / GML-10
VOF-10
-Appeal of the Cherokee Nation
Exam 2 (c.6-10)
Wk 11 / April 22-28 / Slavery & Resistance / GML-11
VOF-11
-Rise of Cotton Kingdom
-Rules of Highland Plantation
-George Fitzhugh
-Nat Turner
Wk 12 / April 29-May 5 / Antebellum Reform / GML-12
VOF-12
-David Walker
-Frederick Douglas
-Angelina Grimke
PS-3 due
Wk 13 / May 6-12 / Antebellum Divisions / GML-13
VOF-13
-John L. O’Sullivan
-Protest against Anti-Chinese Prejudice
-William Henry Seward
-Hinton R. Helper
-South Carolina Ordinance of Secession
Wk 14 / May 13-19 / America’s Civil War / GML-14
VOF-14
-Alexander H. Stephens
-Marcus M. Spiegel
-Samuel S. Cox
-Abraham Lincoln
Wk 15 / May 20-26 / Reconstruction / GML-15
VOF-15
-Colloquy
-Mississippi Black Code
- Sharecropping Contract
-Frederick Douglass
PS-4 due
Wk16 / May 27-31 / Completing History 11 / Exam 3 (c.11-15)
Must be completed by Friday of 16th week.

Chronology: In order to address SLO#2 which deals with colonial chronology we will be working on the following dates throughout the class. On each of your exams you will have multiple choice questions that ask you to identify which of these events came first and which came last. There will also be several chronology questions on the final exam.

History 11-U.S. Colonial History-Chronology

900-1200 Hopi and Zuni tribes establish towns

1492Columbus’ first voyage to New World

1607 Jamestown founded

1619 First black slaves arrive in Virginia

1691-92 Salem witchcraft trials

1754-63 Seven Year’s War

1776 Declaration of Independence

1788 Constitution ratified

1803 Louisiana Purchase

1820s-30s Second Great Awakening

1838-39 Trail of Tears

1848 Seneca Falls Convention

1850 Compromise of 1850

1865 Passage of 13th amendment

1877 Bargain of 1877

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