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SYLLABUS
William Penn and the Deleware Indians
History of the US to 1876
(History 11)

Joseph (Jay) Moore
jmoore@zoo.uvm.edu
802-426-3777

Spring Semester 2007
January 16nd - May 2nd

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History 11 is an introductory survey of political, economic, social, intellectual and cultural US History from the Colonial Era through Reconstruction. The course is designed to emphasize the acquisition of a series of skills appropriate to the study of history as well as factual data.
    Enrollment Limit: 20.

COURSE TEXTS:
(available at the UVM Bookstore)
  • James A. Henretta et al, America's History , vol. 1 To 1877, Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2004, along with accompanying Web site.
  • James West Davidson and Mark Hamilton Lytle, After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection , vol. 1, Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2000.
    You must also have access to a decent and reliable Internet connection.

    • COMMUNICATING WITH THE PROF:
    In most ordinary circumstances, please use WebCT's own built-in email system (not my UVM email address) to communicate with me. You should get into the habit of checking it (and the calendar section) immediately every time you login to see if there is anything new. If there are any changes or updates to the course, all announcements will be made via both the WebCT email system and the calendar. I will be checking the email myself at least once every day between 8 and 9 a.m. (and probably more often) and trying to get right back to you. If something comes up and you would like to speak directly to me, please try calling in the evening hours. Twice a week, I will announce several hours when I'm definitely going to be at the computer and telephone for "office hours".

    REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADE:
  • 25% -- Reading the assigned text or texts each week and going through the accompanying WebCT materials for each chapter.
  • 25% -- Regular and lively participation in our online Discussion Board, "U.S. History Talk". After completing the above by the middle of each week, you will proceed to the Discussion Board and respond with several thoughtful paragraphs to a question or questions prepared by the instructor and then discuss the question(s) asynchronously with the instructor and other students in the class. For models of what to write about and how to do it well, click here.
  • 25% -- Midterm Exam (1st half).
  • 25% -- Final Exam (2nd half).
    Read UVM's Academic Honesty Policy.

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