Prerequisites
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Course Syllabus(For Reference Only)
Week | Topics & Assignments |
Week1 |
Topic: The Atlantic World
Read (Learning Resources): l Chapter 1:The Americas,Europe, and Africa Before 1492. l Chapter 2: Early Globalization:The Atlantic World,1492-1650 Do: l Discussion Participation Quiz l Syllabus Quiz l Review the Academic Integrity Tutorial and Sign the Academiclntegrity Pledge l Research Project Topic Proposal l Week 1 Discussion Start: l Website Evaluation prep |
Week 2 |
Topic: The Colonial Era
Read (Learning Resources): l Chapter 3: Creating New Social Orders: Colonial Societies,1500-1700 l Chapter 4: Rule Britannia! The British Empire,1660-1763 Do: l Website Evaluation l Week 2 Discussion |
Week 3 |
Topic: Throwing off the Yoke of Empire
Read (Learning Resources): l Chapter 5: lmperial Reforms and Colonial Protests,1763-1774 l Chapter 6: America’s War for Independence,1775-1783 Do: l Week 3 Discussion Start: l Primary Source Analysis prep |
Outcomes
1. locate, organize, evaluate, and use primary and secondary sources to describe U.S. historical events
2. interpret and articulate current events and ideas within the U.S. historical context from the colonial era through 1865
3. demonstrate civic responsibility by making informed ethical decisions based on U.S. historical evidence and concepts
4. bring a logical and informed U.S. historical perspective to discussions of potentially controversial issues related to diversity
5. analyze options and make choices with an informed understanding of the role and perception of the United States within a global society