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

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

Spring 2015, 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) Organize a chronology of early U.S. History that encompasses the period’s central political, economic, and social developments including Native Americans, Africans, and Europeans

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

3) Identify the history and principles of the U.S. Constitution and their implications for governance.

4) Analyze the influence of race, ethnicity, status, and religion in the organization of American labor and the formation of American society.

5) 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 4th ed., New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2014.

Eric Foner, ed., Voices of Freedom: A Documentary History, vol. 1, 4thed. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2014.

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. This course requires reading in both books so be sure to buy them. If you need help paying for books and other college expenses, contact the Financial Aid Office at http:

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 and at the Learning Resource Center. The dates and times of these sessions will be posted at the Etudes Announcements page. There will also be a series of assignments the first week to orient you to the class. These assignments will be explained at Etudes-Assignments, Tests, and Surveys.
The class is organized on a weekly basis. Assignments open each Monday morning at 8 a.m. and close 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 each 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 identifications and terms from each chapter. You are not required to write on the Modules. These are designed to help you determine points from your reading. I will also refer you to the textbook website which includes a variety of learning tools including chapter outlines, flash cards for vocabulary, and maps. The website is also to be used as you review 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 on each weekly exam 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 post a question that the class will discuss throughout the week. Participation on the discussion board means that you post your initial response to the topic, then after reading the responses of other students, interact with at least two other students. You are required to participate in at least 10 discussions that I will initiate (10 pts/discussion) throughout the semester. I will monitor the discussions and at the end of the week record the points. I keep the discussion points on a separate sheet and enter them into the Etudes grade book at the midterm and end of the class. If you did not receive the 10 pts. credit, I will notify you via Private Messenger. You must participate in the assigned discussion during the week it is assigned. There are no make-ups on the Discussion Board.
6)Essays: Three 3-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 and assignment questions that are at Modules. All late work is automatically penalized 5 pts. and no late work is accepted a week beyond the due date. 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. Written assignments must be completed in order to pass the course.
7)Historical Resume: The final project in the course will be a summary or resume of a historical individual. (20 pts.)
8)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 weekly 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.
9)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. 20. All History 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” on Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. when I will be in the Chat Room to directly answer questions that you may have. 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 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 midterm and 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. 9-15 / Introduction to History 11 / VOF-Preface
Wk 2 / Feb. 16-22 / A Model for Colonial America
Example- Analyzing a Primary Source / GML-1
VOF-1
-Bartolome de las Casas
- The Pueblo Revolt
Wk 3 / Feb. 23-March 1 / Anglo-American Empire
(1607-1750) / GML-2
VOF-2
-Maryland Act Concerning Religion
-John Winthrop
-Trial of Anne Hutchinson
Wk 4 / March 2-8 / Slavery & the Struggle for Freedom / GML-3 &4
VOF-3 &4
-Nathaniel Bacon
-An Apprentice’s Indenture Contract
-Complaint of an Indentured Servant
-OlaudahEquiano
Wk 5 / March 9-15 / The American Revolution / GML-5
VOF-5
-Virginia Resolutions
-Association of the New York Sons of Liberty
-Thomas Paine
Exam 1 (c. 1-5)
Wk 6 / March 16-22 / Implications of the American Revolution / GML-6
VOF-6
- Jefferson’s Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom
-Liberating Indentured Servants
-Petition of Slaves
PS-1 due
Wk 7 / March 23-29 / Building a Nation / GML-7
VOF-7
-Madison-The Federalist
-Patrick Henry’s Anti-Federalist Argument
-Thomas Jefferson
On Race and Slavery
Wk 8 / March 30-April 5 / Establishing a Republic / GML-8
VOF-8
-Defense of the French Revolution
-Judith Sargent Murray
-George Tucker
-Tecumseh
Spring Recess / April 6-12
Wk 9 / April 13-19 / The Market Revolution / GML-9
VOF-9
-Complaint of Lowell Worker
-Thoreau-Walden
-Finney-Sinners
PS-2 due
Wk 10 / April 20-26 / Democratizing America / GML-10
VOF-10
-Chief Sharitarish on Indian Life
-Appeal of the Cherokee Nation
Exam 2 (c.6-10)
Wk 11 / April 27-May 3 / Slavery & Resistance / GML-11
VOF-11
-Frederick Douglas on the Desire for Freedom
-Rules of Highland Plantation
-Slavery and the Bible
-Confessions of Nat Turner
Wk 12 / May 4-10 / Antebellum Reform / GML-12
VOF-12
-Robert Owen
-David Walker’s Appeal
-Frederick Douglas
-Angelina Grimke
PS-3 due
Wk 13 / May 11-17 / Antebellum Divisions / GML-13
VOF-13
-John L. O’Sullivan
-Protest against Anti-Chinese Prejudice
-South Carolina Ordinance of Secession
Wk 14 / May 18-24 / America’s Civil War / GML-14
VOF-14
-Letter of Thomas F. Drayton
-Samuel S. Cox Condemns Emancipation
-Abraham Lincoln-The Gettysburg Address
Historical Resume due
Wk 15 / May 25-31 / Reconstruction / GML-15
VOF-15
-Petition of Black Residents
-Mississippi Black Code
- Sharecropping Contract
-Frederick Douglass
Wk16 / June 1-5 / Completing History 11 / Exam 3 (c.11-15)
Must be completed by Friday of 16th week- June 5

Chronology: Studying history is much more than learning names and dates, but having a basic understanding of the order of events in colonial history is a requirement of this course. In order to address Student Learning Outcome #1 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 occurred first?” and “which of these events occurred last?” There will also be several chronology questions on the final exam. The events in correct order are listed below:

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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