U. S. History, 17A Online
Instructor: Tom Gallup
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Assignments - Spring, 2000
This course is divided
into three (3) historical periods:
I. The Colonial
Period/American Revolution
II. The New
Nation
III. The Civil
War
There are twelve (12) assignments
for the semester, roughly corresponding to twelve (12) chapters in the
textbook, Nation of Nations. There are four (4) assignments for
each of the three (3) historical periods listed above.
Each of the twelve (12) assignments
is listed on this Assignments Page along with its due date. Each assignment
consists of reading from the textbook, Nation of Nations, or the
Reader, And My Buffalo Have Found Me, or both, as well as additional
material that I have included in the Study Guide for that assignment.
While doing the reading for
each assignment, find and answer the study questions from the corresponding
Study
Guide for that assignment. Simply click on that assignment's
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Guide to find the appropriate questions. Submit the answers to these
questions to me via e-mail any time before the due date listed for
that assignment. Please follow the instructions for sending e-mails that
will be sent to you when the class begins. No late e-mails will be accepted.
For a detailed explanation
of the grading system for these assignments and their relative value in
determining your course grade, see the Information/Syllabuspage.
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I Colonial Period/American Revolution
Assignment #1
Due Date: 11:59 p.m., Thursday,
January 27, 2000
Topic: The First Century of Settlement
in the Colonial South
Reading: Nation of Nations,
Chapter 2
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for questions from the Study Guide for this topic: Study Guide 1
Assignment #2
Due Date: 11:59 p.m., Thursday,
February 3, 2000
Topic: The First Century of Settlement
in the Colonial North
Reading:
Nations, Chapter 3
Buffalo, "The New England Primer",
"The Pilgrim's Progress", "Poor Richard's Almanac"
Study Guide
2
Assignment #3
Due Date: 11:59 p.m., Friday, February
11, 2000
Topic: Toward the War for American
Independence
Reading: Nations, Chapters 4/5
Buffalo, "Letters From a Farmer
in Pennsylvania"; "Rules By Which a Great Nation May Be Reduced to a Small
One"
Study Guide
3
Assignment #4
Due Date: 11:59 p.m., Wednesday,
February 23, 2000
Topic: The American People and the
American Revolution
Reading: Nations, Chapter 6
Buffalo, "Common Sense"; "Paul
Revere's Ride"; "The Declaration of Independence"; "Diaries of the
American Revolution"
Study Guide
4
Midterm
#1
February 25-27
Answers are due by 11:59 p.m., Sunday,
February 27
II The New Nation
Assignment #5
Due Date: 11:59 p.m., Monday, March
13, 2000
Topic: Crisis and Constitution
Reading: Nations, Chapter 7
Buffalo, "The Federalist, #10"
Study Guide
5
Assignment # 6
Due Date: 11:59 p.m., Monday, March
20, 2000
Topic: The Republic Launched
Reading: Nations, Chapter 8
Buffalo, "The Life of Washington"
Study Guide
6
Assignment #7
Due Date: 11:59 p.m., Monday, March
27, 2000
Topic: The Opening of America
Reading: Nations, Chapters 9/10
Study Guide
7
Assignment #8
Due Date: 11:59 P.M., Monday, April
10, 2000
Topic: The Rise of Democracy
Reading: Nations, Chapter 11
Study Guide
8
Midterm
#2
April 14-16
Answers are due by 11:59 p.m., Sunday,
April 16
III The Civil War
Assignment #9
Due Date: 11:59 p.m., Monday, April
24, 2000
Topic: The Fires of Perfectionism
Reading: Nations, Chapter
12
Buffalo, "The Last of the Mohicans"
Study Guide
9
Assignment #10
Due Date: 11:59 p.m., Wednesday,
May 3, 2000
Topic: The Old South
Reading: Nations, Chapter 13
Buffalo, "The Confessions of
Nat Turner", "The Wonderful Tar Baby".
Study Guide
10
Assignment #11
Due Date: 11:59 p.m., Wednesday,
May 10, 2000
Topic: The Union Broken
Reading: Nations, Chapter 15
Buffalo, "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Study Guide
11
Assignment #12
Due Date: 11:59 p.m., Wednesday,
May 17, 2000
Topic: Total War and the Republic
Reading: Nations, Chapter 16
Buffalo, "Hardtack and Coffee"
Study Guide
12
Final
Examination
May 19-21
Answers are due by 11:59 p.m., Sunday,
May 21
Revised
January 5, 2000
by Tom Gallup, e-mail address: tom_gallup@westvalley.edu
West Valley College
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