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July 6
Introduction and Administrative Details
Virginia, the South, and the Origins of Slavery
Massachusetts, the North, and the First Great Awakening (Ch. 2)
July 11
Colonies in the British Empire/Origins of the American Revolution/From Rebellion to Revolution
Designing a New Nation/Politics in the New Republic
Calloway, The World Turned Upside Down
Discussion/Worksheet Due
July 18
Slavery, Anti-Slavery, and the Positive Good Theory
July 20
A House Divided: Sectional Conflict
Fahs/Alcott, Hospital Sketches
Discussion/Worksheet Due
July 25
Progressive Era Foreign Relations and the First World War
July 27
Conflict and Change: The 1920s
Depression and Reform: The 1930s
Riis, How the Other Half Lives
Discussion/Worksheet Due
August 1
Origins of the Second World War/ Origins of the Cold War
August 3
Domestic Politics and Reform in the Post-War Era
Eyes on the Prize: Civil Rights
Howard-Pitney, MLK, Jr., Malcom X, and the Civil Rights Struggle
Discussion/Worksheet Due
August 8
Economic and Political Currents of the 1970s and 1980s
Review
August 10
Final Exam
Learning Objectives
History 1101 fulfills the Histories of Cultures and Societies requirement in the Core of Common Studies. According to the learning outcomes for this category of courses, students who complete HIST 1101 will:
* Demonstrate an understanding of the discipline of history, in particular the application of historical methodologies in the formulation of plausible interpretations of human behavior in past centuries.
* Demonstrate an understanding of how societies develop over centuries through the complex interaction of socio-economic, political, religious, and other cultural forces including historical memories constructed by successive generations.
* Demonstrate an understanding of continuities and differences between the past and the present.