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Required Texts
Noble E. Cunningham, Thomas Jefferson vs. Alexander Hamilton (Confrontations that Shaped a Nation). New York: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2000.
Jack Larkin, The Reshaping of Everyday Life, 1790-1840. (New York: Harper Perennial, 1989) ISBN: 0060916060
Louis P. Masur, 1831, Year of Eclipse. New York : Hill and Wang, 2001.
Kate L. Turabian, A Guide for Writers of Term Papers. 6 th Edition.
Harry L. Watson, Andrew Jackson vs. Henry Clay (Democracy and Development in Antebellum America). New York: Bedford/St. Martin's, 1998.
| Grade Summary |
| First Midterm Test | 15% |
| Second Midterm Test | 15% |
| Final Exam | 20% |
| Research Paper | 30% |
| Web Publication | 10% |
| Quizzes/Participation | 10% |
| TOTAL | 100% |
Tests: The will be 3 tests: 2 Midterms, each of which count 15% towards your final grade, and a Final Exam which counts 20%.
Make-up Tests: All make-up tests for missed midterms will take place on the last day of class for the semester (April 29). If you know in advance that you must miss a midterm, you must contact me in advance to let me know. If you fail to contact me in a timely manner after missing a midterm, I will not permit the make-up.
Final Exam Conflicts: You must tell me at least 2 weeks before the end of classes that you have a conflict or you will have to work out the conflict with someone else.
| Test Dates |
| First Midterm | February 11 |
| Second Midterm | March 17 |
| Make-up Test | April 29 |
| Final Exam | Wednesday
May 5
8:00-11:00 AM |
Research Paper: Each student will also complete a 10-15
page research assignment on a topic of their choice related to issues found in the Cunningham and/or Masur and/or Watson texts
My only stipulation is that you choose to examine the issue through the lense of a specific locality, preferably here in Georgia.
I expect you to use at least three primary sources. One of these primary sources must be historical newspaper
articles, which can be found on microfilm in the basement of the UGA library, or documents found in UGA's
manuscript collections.
Endnote citation of sources using Turabian Style is required
for this paper.
We will take time through out the semester
to discuss this project in detail.
A quick
note about plagiarism. Plagiarism is the quoting or the paraphrasing of any
portion of another author's words or ideas without giving full credit to the
original author. In short, it is theft of intellectual property. It violates
UGA's honor code, and will be dealt with SEVERELY.
| Paper
Deadlines: |
| February 6 |
Topic Selection due |
| February 20 |
Preliminary Bibliography due |
| March 31 |
Research Paper due |
| April 12 |
Web version
of Paper due |
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Like a job, these deadlines cannot be ignored without serious consequences. Missing one will negatively affect my assessment of your job performance. All deadlines are for the start of class period, and I expect you to hand deliver it to me, in class (with the exceptions of the first draft and the web publication – both of which should show up on your arches web page by the deadline.) I do not accept email submissions. I will deduct a point per day from you research paper grade as penalty for missing any of the preliminary deadlines. Missing the Final Draft deadline will result in a 10 point per day penalty..
Research References
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Click on this button after you write your paper to check it for readability.
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Click on this button for a few examples of the
Turabian manual of style for citations. |
Web Publication Minimum acceptable content for the final web page includes the content of your paper with end notes as embedded links, and at least 3 labeled external links to relevant websites of interest to somebody reading your paper. Web publication of your final draft will count 10% of your grade.
Web Publication Aids |
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UGA Tutorial on HTML |
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Basic HTML |
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Making Endnotes in HTML |
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Creating External Links |
Quizzes & Participation: Active participation in class discussions and scores on quizzes will count 25% of your final grade. I’ll let you know your grade at the midterm and before the final exam.
Attendance:Since part of your grade is based on your participation,
attendance is required. I will check role daily. Six absences will
result in an instructor initiated withdrawal from the class. Failure to prepare for class is equivalent to failing to attend. If it is
apparent that you are not prepared for class, I will dismiss you from class, and
count the dismissal as an unexcused absence.
Schedule of Classes & Readings
All readings should be completed before
class
January 9
Course Introduction
January 12
Little "r" Republicanism and American Nationhood
Cunningham 1-17
January 14
Adopting the Constitution
Cunningham 17-28
January 16
Research
NO ClASS TODAY but you are expect to complete the readings
Turabian, skim entire book
January 19
MLK Holiday - No Class
January 21
Washington Administration
Cunningham: 29-44
January 23
Main Library Reference Introduction
Turabian, skim entire book Again
Classes will meet in the Main Library Instructional Lab rather than our regular classroom
Attendance is Mandatory!! Will count as 2 absences if missed.
January 26
Quiz on Library Resources and Turabian Citation/Discussion of Research
January 28
Hamilton's Finances
Cunningham 45-76
January 30
Party Politics
Cunningham 77-105
February 2
Foreign Affairs
Cunningham 106-126
February 4
Revolution of 1800
Cunningham 127-142
February 6
Louisiana Purchase & Territorial Expansion
Cunningham 143-175
Research Paper Topic Selection Due
February 9
War of 1812
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Roger H. Brown, "Who Bungled the War of 1812?"
Reviews in American History , Vol. 19 No. 2 (1991) 183-187. |
February 11
First Midterm
February 13
Political Economy of Rural America
Larkin, pp. 1-32
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Naomi R. Lamoreaux, "Rethinking the Transition to Capitalism in the Early American Northeast,"
Journal of American History, Vol. 90, No. 2.
(Sept., 2003), pp. 437-461. |
February 16
Labor & Work in the Early Republic
Larkin, pp. 32-54.
Available
on WebCT |
Ruth Schwartz Cowan, More Work For Mother,
"The
Invention of Housework: The Early Stages of Industrialization," pp.
40-68. |
February 18
Industrialization
Larkin 54-61.
Available
on WebCT |
Anthony F. C. Wallace, "The Machines, Their Operatives, and the
Fabrics,"
Rockdale, pp. 124-147, 164-170, & 177-183. |
February 20
The Rythms of Everyday Life
Larkin 62-104.
Research Paper Bibliography Due
February 23
Housing, Class & Status
Larkin 104-148.
February 25
Class & Culture
Larkin 149-203.
February 27
Class & Music
Larkin 232-257.
Discussion about Ideas of Class
March 1
Transportation: Common Roads & Steamboats
Larkin 204-231.
March 3
Transportation: Canals & Railroads
Available
on WebCT |
Carol Sheriff, “Reducing Distance and Time,”
The Artificial River, 52-78 . |
March 5
Millennialism & Perfectionism
Available
on WebCT |
Steven Mintz, "The Promise of the Millennium,"
Moralists & Modernizers; America's Pre-Civil War Reformers, 16-49. |
March 8 thru March 12
Spring Break - No Class
March 15
Religion and Social Gatherings
Larkin 258-303
March 17
Second Midterm
March 19
Transition from Jeffersonian to Jacksonian Politics
Watson 1-23
March 22
Andrew Jackson
Watson 24-42 & 121-131
March 24
Henry Clay
Watson 42-55 & 132-143
March 26
Panic & Missouri Compromise
Watson 55-59
March 29
The Corrupt Bargain
Watson 59-66 & 143-160
March 31
Workshop on Creating a Web Page
Research Paper Due
April 2
The Election of 1828
Watson 67-71 & 160-161
April 5
Jackson's Inaugaration & Peggy Eaton
Watson 71-73, 162-165 & Masur 1-8
April 7
Slavery & Abolitionism
Watson 73-74 & Masur 9-62
April 9
Indian Removal
Watson 74-77 & 166-175; Masur 115-135
Web Version of Research Paper Due
April 12
Internal Improvements & the Bank War
Watson 77-83 & 175-188
April 14
American System & Nullification
Watson 83-92 & 188-213; Masur 144-168
April 16
The Pet Banks
Watson 92-100 & 214-231; Masur 135-144
April 19
Rise of the Second Party System
Watson 100-110 & 232-250
April 21
From Log Cabin Campaign to Collapse of the Whigs
Watson 100-118 & 250-262
April 23
The Intersection of Religion & Politics in the Age of Jackson
Masur 63-114
April 26
Technology & Law in the Age of Jackson
Masur 169-193
April 28
Nature & Epidemics
Masur 193-216
April 29
Review
Note: This is a Thursday Class!!
Final Exam
Wednesday, May 5, 8:00-11:00 AM
In our regular classroom
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