Type of Credit: Partially Required
Credit(s)
Number of Students
Major components include study of the exploration of the “New World,”
Native Americans, colonial society, the Revolutionary War and Constitution, westward
expansion, slavery, the Alamo, Mexican War, gold and silver discoveries, the development of
the political parties, and the Civil War.
能力項目說明
Students will be able to: Identify the major events and key intellectual,
cultural, social, political and economic trends in American/United States history to 1877 and
identify and understand the significance of important personalities and ideas in
American/United States history before 1877.
| 教學週次Course Week | 彈性補充教學週次Flexible Supplemental Instruction Week | 彈性補充教學類別Flexible Supplemental Instruction Type |
|---|---|---|
Flexible learning weeks (17 & 18): American history at the movies
- Participation and attendance: 10% (‘perfect’ attendance policy – 0 or 1 absence, regardless
of reason for absence)
- Mid-term (November 6): 30%
- Short research essay (December 13): 30% (Details discussed in class. Late essays penalized
10%.)
- Final (December 25): 30%
Textbook: Harry L. Watson, Building the American Republic, Volume 1: A Narrative History to
1877 (Chicago, 2018). The textbook is available as a free e-book. You may also order a paper
copy online.
Download online: https://www.bibliopen.org/p/bopen/9780226300658
For additional readings, see course syllabus
| 書名 Book Title | 作者 Author | 出版年 Publish Year | 出版者 Publisher | ISBN | 館藏來源* | 備註 Note |
|---|
Course Google drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1MpHJ_ KHtHn3JebC1dKWYWUPo_I7luZH