WEEK 1
Wednesday, August 25th
Class introduction
WEEK 2: CAPITALISM: 1500–1609
Monday, Aug. 30th; Weds., Sept. 1st
Readings: James Fulcher, A Very Short History of Capitalism, pp. 1–18 (on Blackboard)
American Yawp Vol. 1, Ch. 2, sections IV–VII
NO CLASS Mon., Sept. 6th or Weds., Sept. 8th
WEEK 3: SLAVERY: 1619–1700
Mon., Sept. 13th
Weds., Sept. 15th: NO CLASS
Reading: Edmund Morgan, American Slavery, American Freedom, pp. 295–315 (on Blackboard)
American Yawp Vol. 1, Ch.3, sections II–VI
WEEK 4: SLAVERY and DEMOCRACY: 1688–1770
Mon., Sept. 20th; Weds., Sept. 22nd
Readings: Ira Berlin, Many Thousands Gone, pp. 109–140 (on Blackboard)
American Yawp Vol. 1, Ch. 4, section III
- Blog post #1 due Weds., 9/22
WEEK 5: DEMOCRACY: 1765–1790
Mon., Sept. 27th; Weds. Sept. 29th
Readings: Nikole Hannah-Jones, “Our Country’s Founding Ideals Were False When They Were Written. Black Americans Have Fought to Make Them True,” in New York Times, The 1619 Project and Gordon Wood’s Response (on Blackboard)
American Yawp Vol. 1, Ch. 5, sections II–VII
WEEK 6: SLAVERY: 1787–1850
Mon., Oct. 4th; Weds., Oct. 6th
Readings: Thavolia Glymph, Out of the House of Bondage, pp. 97-135 (on Blackboard)
American Yawp Vol. 1, Ch. 11, sections I–III
WEEK 7: DEMOCRACY: 1790–1850
Mon., Oct. 11th: NO CLASS
Weds., Oct. 13th
Reading: American Yawp Vol. 1, Ch. 9, sections II–VIII
Digital primary source text analysis due Weds., 10/13
WEEK 8: CAPITALISM: 1790–1850
Mon., Oct. 18th; Weds., Oct. 20th
Readings: “Political Economy” and “Rights of Women,” plus one “Featured Article” from right hand column, on The Voice of Industry, http://industrialrevolution.org/political-economy.html
American Yawp Vol. 1, Ch. 8, sections II, IV–VII
- Blog post #2 due Weds, 10/20
WEEK 9: DEMOCRACY: 1850–1865
Mon., Oct. 25th; Weds., Oct. 27th
Readings: James McPherson, “The Revolution of 1860,” in Battle Cry of Freedom, pp. 202–233 (on Blackboard)
American Yawp Vol. 1, Ch. 13, sections III–VI; Ch. 14, sections I–V
WEEK 10: DEMOCRACY: 1865–1877
Mon., Nov. 1st; Weds., Nov. 3rd
Readings: Eric Foner, A Short History of Reconstruction, pp. 104–123 (on Blackboard)
American Yawp Vol. 1, Ch. 15, sections I–V
WEEK 11: CAPITALISM: 1865–1900
Mon., Nov. 8th; Weds., Nov. 10th
Readings: Joshua Brown, Beyond the Lines (page #s t.b.a.) (on Blackboard)
American Yawp Vol. 1, Ch. 15, sections VI–VIII
American Yawp Vol. 2, Ch. 16, sections I–VIII
WEEK 12: CAPITALISM: 1900–1929
Mon., Nov. 15th; Weds. Nov. 17th
Readings: American Yawp Vol. 2, Ch. 18, sections I–III
American Yawp Vol. 2, Ch. 23, sections I–II
- Blog post #3 due Weds, 11/17
WEEK 13: DEMOCRACY: 1900–1945
Mon., Nov. 22nd; Weds., Nov. 24th
Readings: Eric Rauchway, Why the New Deal Matters (page #s t.b.a.) (on Blackboard)
American Yawp Vol. 2, Ch. 20, sections I–VII
American Yawp Vol. 2, Ch. 23, sections VII–XIV
Research Paper Assignment Due: Weds. Nov. 24th
WEEK 14: DEMOCRACY: 1945–PRESENT
Mon., Nov. 29th; Weds., Dec. 1st
Readings: Lizbeth Cohen, A Consumers’ Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption, pp. 292–344 (on Blackboard)
American Yawp Vol. 2, Ch. 25, sections I–II, IV
American Yawp Vol. 2, Ch. 26, sections I–VII
WEEK 15: CAPITALISM AND DEMOCRACY IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Mon., Dec. 6th; Weds., Dec. 8th
Readings: American Yawp Vol. 2, Ch. 28, sections VI
American Yawp Vol. 2, Ch. 29, sections V–VI, XI
- Blog post #4 due Weds, 12/8
Mon., Dec. 13th: READING/STUDY DAY
FINAL TIMELINE PROJECT DUE ON DAY OF FINAL EXAM: DATE TBA
