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NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
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Course Title: U.S. History to 1865
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Course Prefix & Number: HIST 1301 Section Number: 405 Semester: 2017SP
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Semester Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
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Course Description (NCTC Catalog):
A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of the United States from the pre-Columbian era to the Civil War/Reconstruction period. United States History I includes the study of pre-Columbian, colonial, revolutionary, early national, slavery and sectionalism, and the Civil War/Reconstruction eras. Themes that may be addressed in United States History I include: American settlement and diversity. American culture, religion, civil and human rights, technological change, economic change, immigration and migration, and creation of the federal government.
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Course Prerequisites: None
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Required Course Materials:
Brinkley, Alan. The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People. 8th edition.
McGraw-Hill. 2016. ISBN #978-1259969118
The web-based material is unique to NCTC, You must purchase it from the NCTC bookstore or directly from McGraw-Hill publishing.
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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
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Name of Instructor:
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Thomas Cross
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Campus/Office Location:
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Corinth 331
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Telephone Number:
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214-546-6382
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E-mail address:
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tcross@nctc.edu
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GRADING CRITERIA
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# of Graded Course Elements
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Graded Course Elements
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Percentage of Grade
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4
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Exams
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60%
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2
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Individual Essays
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20%
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5
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Pop Quizzes
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5%
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1
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Group Presentation
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10%
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1
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Movie Quiz
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5%
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STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
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At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
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Create an argument through the use of historical evidence.
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Analyze and interpret primary and secondary sources.
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Analyze the effects of historical, social, political, economic, cultural, and global forces on this period of United States history.
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ATTENDANCE POLICY
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Attending class is the best way to learn the material and definitely the easiest way to pass the course. Attendance will be taken at each class meeting. It is expected for students to be on time for all course meetings and examinations.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
HIST1301 NCTC Spring 2017 Reading and Lecture Schedule
1/18 Introduction. Pretest.
1/20 Text 1-11 The Collision of Cultures
1/23 Text 11-23 The Collision of Cultures
1/25 Text 24-37 Transplantations and Borderlands
1/27 Text 38-53 Transplantations and Borderlands
1/31 Text 54-67 Society and Culture in Provincial America
2/1 Text 68-82 Society and Culture in Provincial America
2/3 Text 83-93 The Empire in Transition
2/6 Text 93-105 The Empire in Transition
2/8 Exam 1 over chapters 1-4
2/10 Text 106-118 The American Revolution
2/13 Text 118-132 The American Revolution
2/15 Text 133-142 The Constitution and the New Republic. Individual Essay #1 assigned
2/17 Text 142-153 The Constitution and the New Republic
2/20 Text 154-171 The Jeffersonian Era
2/22 Text 171-183 The Jeffersonian Era
2/24 Text 184-191 Varieties of American Nationalism. Individual Essay #1 is due.
2/27 Text 191-200 Varieties of American Nationalism
3/1 Exam over Chapters 5-8
3/3 Text 201-211 Jacksonian America
3/6 Text 211-224 Jacksonian America
3/8 Text 225-236 America’s Economic Revolution. Individual Essay #2 assigned
3/10 Text 236-250 America’s Economic Revolution
3/13-3/17 Spring Break
3/20 Text 251-260 Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South
3/22 Text 260-271 Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South
3/27 Text 272-282 Antebellum Culture and Reform. Individual Essay #2 is due.
3/29 Text 282-295 Antebellum Culture and Reform
3/29 “12 Years a Slave” part 1
4/3 “12 Years a Slave” part 2
4/5 “12 Years a Slave” part 3 and movie quiz
4/7 Video or guess lecture
4/10 Text 296-305 The Impending Crisis
4/12 Text 305-320 The Impending Crisis
4/14 No Class
4/17 Text 321-330 The Civil War
4/19 Text 330-341 The Civil War
4/21 Text 341-350 The Civil War
4/24 Text 351-362 Reconstruction and the New South
4/26 Text 362-371 Reconstruction and the New South
4/28 Text 371-379 Reconstruction and the New South
5/1 Post Test
5/3 Group Presentations
5/5 Group Presentations
5/8 or 5/10 Final Exam (Check final exam schedule)
Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is April 12, 2017.
DISABILITY SERVICES (OSD)
The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students who have a documented disability. On the Corinth Campus, go to room 170 or call 940-498-6207. On the Gainesville Campus, go to room 110 or call 940-668-4209. Students on the Bowie, Graham, Flower Mound, and online campuses should call 940-668-4209.
North Central Texas College is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation, including the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, ADA Amendments Act of 2009, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112). http://www.nctc.edu/Students/SupportServices/Disabilityservices.aspx
CORE CURRICULUM FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENT AREA
o Communication
o Mathematics
o Life and Physical Science
o Language, Philosophy & culture
o Creative Arts
X American History
o Government/Political Science
o Social and Behavioral Sciences
o Component Area Option
REQUIRED CORE OBJECTIVES
X Critical Thinking
X Communication
o Empirical and Quantitative
o Teamwork
X Personal Responsibility
X Social Responsibility COURSE TYPE
o Academic General Education Course (from ACGM but not NCTC Core)
X Academic NCTC Core Curriculum Course
o WECM Course
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