Course Description
History of the U.S. from the early republic through the antebellum period, with emphasis on territorial expansion, industrialization, the first and second political systems, and the emergence of the sectional crisis.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Additional research and/or writing is normally required of graduate students.
Athena Title
Jeffersonian & Jacksonian Amer
Prerequisite
Any HIST course or ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S or ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1102S or POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
- By the end of this course, students will be able to arrive at conclusions about the history of Jeffersonian and Jacksonian American by gathering and weighing evidence, logical argument, and listening to counter argument.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to write stylistically appropriate papers and essays. Students will be able to analyze ideas and evidence, organize their thoughts, and revise and edit their finished essays.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to identify how the history of Jeffersonian and Jacksonian America shaped diverse social and cultural attitudes toward race and slavery, labor and class, and war and colonization, encouraging them to understand diverse worldviews and experiences.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to apply appropriate methodological approaches to their analysis of primary sources and to organize their evidence to show historical continuities and discontinuities.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to generate their own research question or topic, locate suitable primary and secondary sources, and synthesize their ideas in novel ways.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to initiate, manage, complete, and evaluate their independent research projects in stages and to give and receive constructive feedback through the peer review process.
Topical Outline
- Jeffersonian-Hamiltonian Politics
- War of 1812
- Era of Good Feelings
- Jacksonian Democracy
- Slavery and Abolitionism
- Northern Urbanization/Industrialism
- Manifest Destiny/Westward Expansion
- Mexican War
- Sectional Crisis
- COURSE REQUIREMENTS
- Two exams: midterm and final
- Quizzes and in-class writing assignments based on assigned readings
- Research paper (12 to 15 pp.)
- Attendance and class participation
- ASSIGNED READINGS (subject to change)
McCoy, "The Elusive Republic" Watson, "Liberty and Power" Perdue, "Cherokee Removal" Stowe, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" Lerda, "The Grimke Sisters"
Institutional Competencies
Analytical Thinking
The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.
Communication
The ability to effectively develop, express, and exchange ideas in written, oral, interpersonal, or visual form.
Critical Thinking
The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.
