History 270: The United States to 1865

Dr. Thomas R. Maddux

Required Reading: (available at the campus Bookstore)
The required reading for the course is listed below. The books and the handout of reading questions and maps are available in the bookstore.

John Mack Faragher
Out of Many: A History of the American People - Volume One, 3rd Edition><>> <<>

T.H. Breen & Stephen Innes
"Myne Owne Ground": Race and Freedom on Virginia's Eastern Shore, 1640-1676

Douglas Monroy
Thrown Among Strangers: The Making of Mexican Culture in Frontier California


Course Requirements
This class will follow all of the university regulations from the undergraduate catalog and the schedule of classes on subjects such as cheating on exams, plagarism, and late late changes of enrollment such as a change to credit/no credit nad late withdrawals. All requests for late withdrawals after the offical deadline must satisfy the offical guideline relating to medical issues or employment demands and require documentation. Regular attendance is expected of all students. Class lectures and discussions will cover the information you will need to pass the exams.

Please note that this course fulfills requirement one (American history, institutions, and ideals) of Title V of GE.


Quizzes
The quizzes will based on the reading and will be multiple choice. There will be no make-ups on quizzes. Quiz questions will be similar to the types of questions available in the "Study Guides" and online through the course web page. Students must provide scantrons for the quizzes.

Online Quizzes by Chapter


Exams
There will be a midterm exam and a final exam. The midterm and final exams will consist of a choice essay questions on the major topics covered in the course and shorter essay questions focused on the reading. For the shorter essay questions, students may review the "Review Questions" at the end of each chapter in Faragher and review appropriate sections from Breen and Monroy. Make-up exams on the midterm and final will be given only under extraordinary circumstances and if the instructor is consulted before or immediately after the exam. The midterm exam will come at the end of Section VI in the course outline. The quizzes, midterm and final will each count for approximately 33% of the final grade. The plus/minus system will be used. Students should provide blue books for the midterm and final exams.

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