Course Syllabus

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Mr. Lucier’s History 100 

History 100 Section 02 Ref# 4512 United States History to 1877

San Bernardino Valley College | Fall 2022

Social Sciences, Human Development & Physical Education Division

North Hall Room 345 | (909) 384-4413

Instructor: Brad Lucier

Email: Blucier@sbccd.cc.ca.us

Room: North Hall 217

Office Hours: Apt. only Th 12:35 PM – 2:35 PM

Time: :T/Th 9:35 AM – 10:55 AM

Preferred contact: Inbox in canvas

Start date: 10/10/22

End date: 12/09/22

 

Course Description:

This course provides a general survey of United States history with an emphasis on political, economic, social, and cultural developments from the pre-Colonial period through the Civil War and Reconstruction period.

Course Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Identify and explain the historical significance of key terms, events or movements in United States history from the pre-colonial period to 1877.
2. Critically evaluate and interpret key themes in social, cultural, political, and or economic movements in the United States history from the pre-colonial period to 1877.
3. Applying the specific knowledge of key events and themes in United States history from the pre-colonial period to 1877, students will demonstrate their understandings of the course material using evidence based writing (using 2 or more sources)

Course Objectives:

Upon successful completion of the course the student should be able to:

1. Identify, define, and discuss key factors contributing to European exploration and conquest, and the cultural clash between Native Americans and the Spanish, French, and British colonists
2. Critically evaluate and interpret pertinent themes such as the transition to slave labor in the Chesapeake, the role of women in the colonial experience, and the impact of Republican thought on American politics
3. Compare and contrast the development of various colonies, identifying their original goals as well as their end results, including: Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland, the Quakers, the Pilgrims, the Puritans, and the Exodus Colonies
4. Examine and interpret the key factors leading to the American Revolution, highlighting conflicts such as the French and Indian War, British economic and political sanctions against the colonists, and the ideological foundations of revolutionary philosophy
5. Discuss the challenges presented by the American Revolution, including the war itself as well as the philosophical foundation and political compromise that created the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the structure of our government
6. Interpret the key factors that led to the Market Revolution, including inventions, the transportation revolution, and the importance of immigrant and slave labor
7. Demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate the impact of the Westward growth, including conflicts such as the War of 1812 and the Mexican American War,  and the philosophy of Manifest Destiny on Native American populations
8. Analyze and discuss the role of women as slave and free laborers, in antebellum culture, and as leaders of various reform movements
9. Identify and discuss the key conflicts of the 1850s that led to the Civil War
10. Construct sound arguments regarding the challenges presented in fighting the Civil War, as well as the economic, social, and political consequences of the Civil War
11. Analyze and discuss the various stages and the outcome of the Reconstruction period, including the impact that the Compromise of 1877 had on African American and white populations in the North and the South

Course Core Competencies:

• Read and retain information
• Write clearly
• Locate and interpret information
• Evaluate authority and bias of information
• Locate, evaluate and select evidence to support/discredit an argument
• Construct a persuasive argument
• Demonstrate knowledge of, and respect for, other cultures
• Demonstrate knowledge of, and respect for, one’s own culture

 

Required LMS:

Canvas

Required Text:

Textbook is 100% free and online at: https://openstax.org/details/books/us-history

 

Corbett, Scott P., et. al. U.S. History by Openstax (XanEdu Publishing Inc; 1st edition December 30, 2014) ISBN: 978-1506698151

 

*Additional required readings will be made available online through Canvas

Course Requirements:

Online quizzes                                                             300 points (60 points each)

Two Essay Assignments                                              250 points (125 points each)

Three Exams                                                               450 points (150 points)

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Total points:                                                                1000 points                                                         

 

Grade Scale:

1000-900 points = A

899-800 points = B

799-700 points = C

699-600 points = D

599-0 points = F

 

 

Online quizzes: 

(300 points total, 60 points each) 6 online quizzes can be accessed via Canvas. Quiz questions are generated from the classroom lectures and the textbook. Quizzes are open book and open notes. You will be given 20 minutes to complete 20 questions for each quiz, you can take the quiz up to 3 times, and only the highest score will be counted towards your grade. Quizzes are made available Thursdays and open until Monday @ 11:59 PM. Quiz questions are chosen from a pool and shuffled, meaning each quiz attempt will generate a different quiz. Only five of your top six quiz scores will be counted towards your final grade (lowest quiz score is dropped at the end of the semester). No makeup quizzes are given under any circumstances.

 

Exams:

(450 points total, 150 points each) Three exams will be given that will test your knowledge of US history. Exams are multiple choice (requires scantron 882 E) and will focus primarily on material in class, the online quizzes, and from the textbook. The exams are not comprehensive and will only cover material from the previous exams onwards. If you need to reschedule your exam notify me immediately to take it early, no late exams will be given.

                           

Essay Assignments:

(250 points total, 125 points each) Students will be assigned two essays (2-5 pgs. double spaced) that will answer a comprehensive question relating to U.S. history.  These papers are designed to be an opportunity for you to interact with the material and voice your own opinion.  These are not research papers – No online or outside sources permitted. All papers must include a thesis statement, the use of evidence, and analysis.  Essays must also include quotes from 2 primary source readings which will be made available online through Canvas. Essays are submitted through canvas either by file (PDF or Word ONLY) or entered as text if file cannot be uploaded.  Essays are due on the Thursday outlined on the course calendar @ 11:59 PM.  

 

Ethics, plagiarism, and cheating policy:

A WORD OF CAUTION: Plagiarism includes copying or re-mixing someone else’s work – either from the textbook or the internet - and passing it off as your own. Additionally, the use of a paraphrasing tool, thesaurus, and other text modifiers is also plagiarism. Do not be seduced into using the Internet as a crutch instead of using your own thoughts/words.  Simply changing a few words or punctuation is NOT using ones own thoughts/words, and will be considered plagiarized work.

 

The PLAGIARISM PENALTY: Students who plagiarize will receive a ZERO for the assignment and WILL NOT be able to make it up.  Any secondary incident will lead to additional loss of points, including a FAILING grade for the class. Repeated incidents of plagiarism to the Dean for student code of conduct violations.

 

Good practices to avoid plagiarism: Some advice/best practices to avoid submitting plagiarized work: Do not use words/terms/places that you are personally unfamiliar with, or do not understand. Read first, close browser/book, then write – Do NOT read/write simultaneously.  Work to minimize the content of your sources ie: For every 5 sentences of information read, write 1 sentence on your assignment. Proof-read, proof-read, and proof-read before you submit.

 

Late Work Policy:

No late quizzes and No make-up exams after the exam date.  Quiz sessions are open for 4 days, which should give everyone ample time to attempt them.  If you are going to be absent for an exam, please contact me ASAP so we can schedule it before the exam date.  Answers will be made available to the class after exams, hence no late exams.  

 

Essays may be submitted up to one week after their due date for 50% credit.  No assignments accepted after the course end date: 12/8.22

 

Online Participation/Drop Policy:

Students can be dropped for the following reasons:

 

1. 1. Failure to submit any work for any given 2-week period.
   2. Inappropriate, harassing, or offensive comments/statements made to the professor or other students in public discussions

Drop date: 10/17/22. Withdraw date: 11/10/22. Students are responsible for dropping by the posted deadlines.

Resources:

ADA Accommodations: If you require a disability-related accommodation, please let me know as soon as possible so that I can assist you in a timely manner. You must also register with the college’s Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS). You will be required to provide DSPS with professional verification of your disabling condition(s). The phone number for DSPS is (909) 384-4443.

Course Calendar: 

All assignments are due on Monday @ 11:59 PM.  NO late Quiz assignments are accepted, no work accepted after 12/8

Date	Tuesday	Date	Thursday	Date	Monday
10/11	Syllabus Ch. 1 – Before 1492	10/13	Ch. 1 – before 1492	10/19	Self-study – Ch. 2 Extra Credit due Quiz 1 due
10/18	Ch. 3 – Colonial Societies	10/20	Ch. 3 – Colonial Societies	10/24	Self-study – Ch. 4 Quiz 2 due
10/25	Ch. 5 – Colonial Protests	10/27	Exam 1	10/31
11/1	Ch. 5 – Colonial Protests	11/3	Ch. 6 - Independence	11/7	Self-Study – Ch. 7 Quiz 3 due Essay 1 due
11/8	Ch. 8 – The New Republic	11/10	Ch. 9 – Industrial Transformation	11/14	Self-study Ch. 10 + 11 Quiz 4 due
11/15	Ch. 12 – Cotton is King	11/17	Exam 2	11/21
11/22	Thanksgiving Break – No Class	11/24	Thanksgiving Break – No Class	11/28	Thanksgiving Break – Assignments Due
11/29	Ch. 14 – Troubled Times	12/1	Ch. 14 – Troubled Times	12/5	Ch. 15 – The Civil War Quiz 5 due
12/6	Ch. 16 - Reconstruction	12/8	Essay 2 due Quiz 6 due Exam 3