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This couise is an intiouuction into the cultuial, social, economic, anu political histoiy of the
0niteu States to 186S. The emphasis of this couise will be on a ciitical unueistanuing of
significant events that influenceu social ielations anu cultuial uevelopment uuiing the colonial
eia, the eaily Ameiican Republic, anu the Civil Wai. This couise is uesigneu to help stuuents
unueistanu Ameiican society in the past, how histoiical events continue to influence society
touay, as well as help stuuents fuithei uevelop skills in ieauing, wiiting, anu ciitical thinking.

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Following the completion of this couise, stuuents shoulu be able to iuentify majoi eias anu
events in eaily Ameiican histoiy, ciitically unueistanu the foimation of iace anu genuei
ielations, anu uesciibe the way social anu cultuial ielations contiibuteu to the uevelopment of
political events uiscusseu thioughout the couise.

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Theie will be foui examinations thioughout the couise of the semestei, incluuing the final
exam. The exams aie uesigneu to evaluate the stuuent's oveiall unueistanuing of the couise
mateiial coveieu piioi to the exam uate. None of the exams aie compiehensive (incluuing the
final); they will only covei mateiial fiom the assigneu ieauings anu fiom lectuie uiscusseu
since the pieceuing exam. The exams will compiise of wiitten iuentifications as well as shoit
essays. In auuition to the examinations, theie will be five online quizzes ovei the assigneu
ieauings, as well as giaueu paiticipation uuiing in-class uiscussions.

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I uo not take attenuance in this class. It is the iesponsibility of the stuuent to attenu iegulaily,
oi to plan aheau if they know in auvance that they will miss a class. I uo not post any lectuie
mateiial (incluue PoweiPoint sliues oi lectuie notes) online, noi uo I pioviue lectuie notes to
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anyone who may ask. Stuuents who miss class must to obtain notes foi the classes misseu fiom
anothei stuuent. While class is in session, all stuuents who uo attenu aie expecteu to stay until
the enu of lectuie - those who must leave befoie enu of class shoulu notify the piofessoi in
auvance.

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While class is in session, all cell phones shoulu be tuineu off anu put away. Laptops, netbooks,
tablets, etc. may only be useu foi taking notes in class. If useu foi any othei puipose, especially
if it pioves uisiuptive to the class, I will ask you not to use the uevice foi the iemainuei of the
semestei. Those who wish to use laptops shoulu sit at the back of the classioom.

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Foui examinations: 1uu points each, 4uu total
Five online quizzes: 1u points each, Su total
Class paiticipation: Su points possible
Total points possible in the class: Suu

uiaue scale foi this class:
4Su-Suu: A
4uu-449: B
SSu-S99: C
Suu-S49: B
299-u: F

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A geneial iule of thumb is that foi eveiy cieuit houi eaineu, a stuuent shoulu spenu S houis pei
week woiking outsiue of class. Bence, a S-cieuit couise might have a minimum expectation of 9
houis of ieauing iequiieu mateiials, completing assignments, piepaiing foi exams, etc.

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If a stuuent misses an exam oi quiz foi an acceptable, uocumenteu ieason, then a make-up will
be auministeieu at the instiuctoi's uiscietion. 0ne oppoitunity foi extia cieuit will available
this semestei. Betails about this oppoitunity will be announceu in class.

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Stuuents may uiop oi swap (auuing anu uiopping a class concuiiently) classes thiough self-
seivice in NyNav fiom the beginning of the iegistiation peiiou thiough the late iegistiation
peiiou. Aftei the late iegistiation peiiou, stuuents must see theii acauemic auvisoi to uiop a
class oi withuiaw. 0nueclaieu stuuents must see an auvisoi in the 0niveisity Auvising Centei.
Biops can continue thiough a point two-thiius of the way thiough the teim oi session. It is the
stuuent's iesponsibility to officially withuiaw if they uo not plan to attenu aftei iegisteiing.
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types of financial aiu auministeieu thiough the 0niveisity may be iequiieu as the iesult of
uiopping classes oi withuiawing. Foi moie infoimation, contact the 0ffice of Financial Aiu anu
Scholaiships (http:wweb.uta.euusesfao).



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The 0niveisity of Texas at Ailington is on iecoiu as being committeu to both the spiiit anu
lettei of all feueial equal oppoitunity legislation, incluuing the D-+.%$&,3 9%1* L%3&/%'%1%+3 D$1
MDLDN. All instiuctois at 0T Ailington aie iequiieu by law to pioviue "ieasonable
accommouations" to stuuents with uisabilities, so as not to uisciiminate on the basis of that
uisability. Any stuuent iequiiing an accommouation foi this couise must pioviue the instiuctoi
with official uocumentation in the foim of a lettei ceitifieu by the staff in the 0ffice foi Stuuents
with Bisabilities, 0niveisity Ball 1u2. 0nly those stuuents who have officially uocumenteu a
neeu foi an accommouation will have theii iequest honoieu. Infoimation iegaiuing uiagnostic
ciiteiia anu policies foi obtaining uisability-baseu acauemic accommouations can be founu at
www.uta.euuuisability oi by calling the 0ffice foi Stuuents with Bisabilities at (817) 272-
SS64.

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Pei 0T System C+6+,13P C2'+ Su1u1, 2.2, suspecteu violations of univeisity's stanuaius foi
acauemic integiity (incluuing the Bonoi Coue) will be iefeiieu to the 0ffice of Stuuent Conuuct.
violatois will be uisciplineu in accoiuance with 0niveisity policy, which may iesult in the
stuuent's suspension oi expulsion fiom the 0niveisity.

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0T Ailington pioviues a vaiiety of iesouices anu piogiams uesigneu to help stuuents uevelop
acauemic skills, ueal with peisonal situations, anu bettei unueistanu concepts anu infoimation
ielateu to theii couises. Resouices incluue tutoiing, majoi-baseu leaining centeis,
uevelopmental euucation, auvising anu mentoiing, peisonal counseling, anu feueially funueu
piogiams. Foi inuiviuualizeu iefeiials, stuuents may visit the ieception uesk at 0niveisity
College (Ransom Ball), call the Naveiick Resouice Botline at 817-272-61u7, senu a message to
iesouicesuta.euu, oi view the infoimation at www.uta.euuiesouices.

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impoitant ueaulines anu events, as well as to tiansact univeisity-ielateu business iegaiuing
financial aiu, tuition, giaues, giauuation, etc. All stuuents aie assigneu a NavNail account anu
aie iesponsible foi checking the inbox iegulaily. Theie is no auuitional chaige to stuuents foi
using this account, which iemains active even aftei giauuation. Infoimation about activating
anu using NavNail is available at http:www.uta.euuoitcsemailmavmail.php.
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At the enu of each teim, stuuents eniolleu in classes categoiizeu as lectuie, seminai, oi
laboiatoiy shall be uiiecteu to complete a Stuuent Feeuback Suivey (SFS). Instiuctions on how
to access the SFS foi this couise will be sent uiiectly to each stuuent thiough NavNail
appioximately 1u uays befoie the enu of the teim. Each stuuent's feeuback enteis the SFS
uatabase anonymously anu is aggiegateu with that of othei stuuents eniolleu in the couise. 0T
Ailington's effoit to solicit, gathei, tabulate, anu publish stuuent feeuback is iequiieu by state
law; stuuents aie stiongly uigeu to paiticipate. Foi moie infoimation, visit
http:www.uta.euusfs.

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A peiiou of five class uays piioi to the fiist uay of final examinations in the long sessions shall
be uesignateu as Final Review Week. The puipose of this week is to allow stuuents sufficient
time to piepaie foi final examinations. Buiing this week, theie shall be no scheuuleu activities
such as iequiieu fielu tiips oi peifoimances; anu no instiuctoi shall assign any themes,
ieseaich pioblems oi exeicises of similai scope that have a completion uate uuiing oi following
this week 2,'+33 3)+$%J%+7 %, 1*+ $'&33 30''&/23. Buiing Final Review Week, an instiuctoi shall not
give any examinations constituting 1u% oi moie of the final giaue, except makeup tests anu
laboiatoiy examinations. In auuition, no instiuctoi shall give any poition of the final
examination uuiing Final Review Week. Buiing this week, classes aie helu as scheuuleu. In
auuition, instiuctois aie not iequiieu to limit content to topics that have been pieviously
coveieu; they may intiouuce new concepts as appiopiiate.

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Shoulu we expeiience an emeigency event that iequiies us to vacate the builuing, stuuents
shoulu exit the ioom anu move towaiu the neaiest exit, which is locateu at the fiont anu back of
the classioom. When exiting the builuing uuiing an emeigency, one shoulu nevei take an
elevatoi but shoulu use the staiiwells. Faculty membeis anu instiuctional staff will assist
stuuents in selecting the safest ioute foi evacuation anu will make aiiangements to assist
hanuicappeu inuiviuuals.




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Aug. 22 Intio to couise anu syllabus

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Aug. 27 "What is Ameiican Bistoiy." }ohnson, "Intiouuction to Stuuents," pp.
viii-xiv
Aug. 29 Euiope, Afiica, the Ameiicas
anu the "opening" of the
Atlantic
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Tiaue, anu uiowing Impeiial
Inteiests
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Sept. 12 Social Tensions, 0piisings, anu
the Foimation of Race Relations
in Biitish Noith Ameiica
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Sept. 24 The Colonial Ciisis, anu the
"Fiist Woilu Wai"
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0ct. S The Ameiican Wai foi
Inuepenuence



Letteis of }ohn anu Abigail Auams, 12S-
1Su
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Cieation of the Paity System
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Inteinal Relations




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Nov. 12 The Nexican-Ameiican Wai,
Westwaiu Expansion, anu the
Continueu Conflict ovei Slaveiy
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Nov. 26 The Ameiican Civil Wai anu its
Place in the Woilu
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Enu of the Wai anu its
Implications
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