HST 130 The United States to 1877

HST 130 IS Sec 4, University of Mississippi
[See UM Catalog for Description]

3 credit hours

Instructor Information:

Wendy Smith, PhD.

Instructor name:
Wendy Smith, PhD.

wdsmith@olemiss.edu

Dr. Smith received her PhD in 2012 and specializes in 20th century US history.  She teaches a variety of courses including: both US history survey courses, Women's history, US history from 1877 to 1917, US history from 1914 to 1945, Mississippi history, the South in the 20th century and the history of Southern Women. Because of her background in Classical Studies, she also teaches HST 120, the History of Europe to 1648.

Contact Information:

If you have questions concerning the content of the course, you may contact the instructor directly using the Email Your Instructor link in the Lessons or Content page. NOTE: Whenever sending email, please be sure to indicate your course title and number in the subject line. You can expect a response within 72 hours, although it may be longer on weekends. Many instructors reply within 24 hours.

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Course Description

This 15-lesson independent study course is a chronological and thematic survey of the history of the United States to 1877. Students will be introduced to the important political, cultural, and social developments of the new nation. Topics will include an introduction to Native Americans, European discovery of the New World, the development of European colonies in the Americas, the American Revolution, the political, cultural and economic development of the United States, westward expansion, the rise of sectional tensions, the Civil War and Reconstruction. Each lesson includes a reading assignment, two Inquizitive assignments, a primary source exercise, a review quiz, and a discussion board post.

Textbook Information:

Textbook information will be provided upon enrollment in your iStudy course.

Course Objectives:

Objectives include (but are not limited to):

  • To gain a command of important specific phenomena – names, dates, people, and events – in American history.
  • To develop an awareness of the broader trends, themes, and patterns in which those phenomena occurred.
  • To build an appreciation of inter-relationship of social, political, economic, and cultural phenomena.
  • To understand why specific phenomena and broader patterns matter, both historically and in our daily lives.
  • To cultivate the ability to put oneself and society in a broader historical, social, and cultural perspective.
  • To improve the capacity for precise and articulate communication.

Course Outline:

This course consists of 15 instructional modules (or lessons). Please note that the suggested Pacing Guide to complete the course in a traditional semester is written for Fall and Spring. Full summer students need to make adjustments due to the significantly shorter time period involved.

You MUST complete the syllabus quiz as soon as you have access to your Blackboard course. This is mandatory to verify your attendance. *  NOTE: you must pass the Syllabus and Orientation Quiz for the course materials to appear on the Lessons page.

Lesson Reading Assignments Due for Grades Suggested Pacing Guide to complete the course in a traditional semester. *Summer session students will need to make adjustments due to the shorter time period*
Start Here *You MUST complete the syllabus quiz as soon as you have access to your Blackboard course. This is mandatory to verify your attendance.*NOTE: you must pass the Syllabus and Orientation Quiz for the course materials to appear on the Lessons page. Syllabus Quiz Week 1
0 Introduction Discussion Board
How to Use Inquizitive
Responus Practice
Week 1
1 Chapter 1: Old Worlds and New eBook chapter
Inquizitive
Review Quiz
Writing Assignment
Primary Source
Week 1
2 Chapter 2: European Colonies and Native Nations eBook chapter
Inquizitive
Review Quiz
Primary Source
Week 2
3 Chapter 3: Creating Anglo-America eBook chapter
Inquizitive
Review Quiz
Additional reading with quiz
Journal Entry
Week 3
4 Chapter 4: Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for Empire eBook chapter
Inquizitive
Review Quiz
Addition reading with quiz
Primary Source
Week 4
5 Chapter 5: The American Revolution eBook chapter
Inquizitive
Review Quiz
Primary Source
Journal Entry
Week 5
6 Chapter 6: The Revolution Within eBook chapter
Inquizitive
Review Quiz
Additional reading with quiz
Journal Entry
Week 6
7 Chapter 7: Founding a Nation eBook chapter
Inquizitive
Review Quiz
Writing Assignment
Week 7
Midterm Exam  Course Exam 1 covers chapters 1-7.  All assignments from each of the first 7 chapters must be completed before taking the exam. Proctored via Respondus Week 7
MIDPOINT OF COURSE If you are a semester student, you are encouraged to reach the midpoint of your course by the date specified in your information.
If you are a Flex UM student, you CANNOT WITHDRAW from this course after the lesson has been submitted.
All lesson assignments or exams needed to reach the midpoint of the course The exact date semester students are encouraged to reach the midpoint is specified in your information.
8 Chapter 8: Securing the Republic eBook chapter
Inquizitive
Review Quiz
Writing Assignment
Week 8
9 Chapter 9: The Market Revolution eBook chapter
Inquizitive
Review Quiz
Primary Source
Week 9
10 Chapter 10: Democracy in America eBook chapter
Inquizitive
Review Quiz
Additional reading with quiz
Primary Source
Week 10
11 Chapter 11: The Peculiar Institution eBook chapter
Inquizitive
Review Quiz
Primary Source
Journal Entry
Week 11
12 Chapter 12: An Age of Reform eBook chapter
Inquizitive
Review Quiz
Writing Assignment
Week 12
13 Chapter 13: A House Divided eBook chapter
Inquizitive
Review Quiz
Journal Entry
Week 13
14 Chapter 14: A New Birth of Freedom: The Civil War eBook chapter
Inquizitive
Review Quiz
Writing Assignment
Week 14
15 Chapter 15: "What is Freedom?": Reconstruction eBook chapter
Inquizitive
Review Quiz
Journal Entry
Week 15
Final Exam The final exam covers chapters 8-15 (ensure all work is completed prior to taking this exam) Proctored via Respondus
Must be completed
to finalize credit
Finals week

Grading:

GRADING SCALE:
94-100 A
90-93 A-
87-89 B+
84-86 B
80-83 B-
77-79 C+
74-76 C
70-73 C-
60-69 D
59 & below F

GRADING INFORMATION:
The grading format is as follows:

eBook reading Assignments 15%
Assignments (Inquizitive, Primary Source, reading quizzes) 15%
Review Quizzes 15%
Writing Assignments 15%
Journal Entries 15%
Exams 25%

FAILURE TO TAKE THE FINAL EXAM WILL RESULT IN FAILURE OF THE COURSE.

You must submit the lessons required to take the course exam(s). Lessons required but not submitted will receive a grade of zero. For the final exam, all coursework must be submitted and graded.