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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: 418 Semester: 2017FA
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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 201
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Telephone Number:
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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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2
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Exams
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50%
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2
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Individual Essays
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30%
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5
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Pop Quizzes
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10%
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1
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Group Presentation
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10%
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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 Fall 2017 Reading and Lecture Schedule
9/2 Introduction. Text 1-53 The Collision of Cultures and Transplantations and Borderlands
9/9 Text 54-105 Society and Culture in Provincial America & The Empire in Transition
9/16 Text 107-132 The American Revolution; Individual Essay #1 assigned
9/23 Text 134-153 The Constitution & the New Republic
9/30 Text 155-183 The Jeffersonian Era; Individual Essay #1 due
10/7 Mid Term Exam over chapters 1-7
10/14 Text 185-200 Varieties of American Nationalism
10/21 Text 202-224 Jacksonian America; Individual Essay #2 assigned
10/28 Text 226-271 America’s Economic Revolution & Cotton, Slavery, & Old South
11/4 Text 273-295 Antebellum Culture and Reform; Individual Essay #2 due
11/11 Text 297-320 The Impending Crisis
11/18 Text 322-350 The Civil War
11/25 No Class
12/2 Text 352-379 Reconstruction and the New South
12/2 Group Presentations
12/9 Final Exam
Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is September 28, 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
STUDENT HANDBOOK
Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook. http://nctc.smartcatelogiq.com/en/2014-2015/Catalog/North-Central-Texas-College-Student-Handbook
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Name of Chair/Coordinator:
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Crystal R. M. Wright
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Office Location:
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Gainesville Campus, Room 824
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Telephone Number:
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940-668-7731, ext. 4320
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E-Mail Address:
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cwright@nctc.edu
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Name of Instructional Dean:
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Dr. Larry Gilbert
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Office Location:
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Corinth Campus, Room 305
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Telephone Number:
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940-498-6216
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E-mail Address:
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lgilbert@nctc.edu
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