Hist 1301: US History PDF

HIST 1301 INSTRUCTOR: MERVYN ROBERTS  PLAN FOR THE DAY 1. Introduction 2. Syllabus, Tests 3. Keys to success 4. What is history (View on line) 5. America prehistory.  CLASS RULES NO ELECTRONICS in class without DSS letter Cell phones ringer off- don’t take calls Don’t be l...

HIST 1301 INSTRUCTOR: MERVYN ROBERTS  PLAN FOR THE DAY 1. Introduction 2. Syllabus, Tests 3. Keys to success 4. What is history (View on line) 5. America prehistory.  CLASS RULES NO ELECTRONICS in class without DSS letter Cell phones ringer off- don’t take calls Don’t be late Sign roll sheet Download syllabus  ABOUT ME Office and Rm 122: M/T/W 8:30-10 and by appointment.  ADMIN Syllabus Copies on blackboard Check your CTCD email for announcements. Outsides readings as noted in the syllabus and REQ in reading folders Textbook: American YAWP Free on line, your get what you pay for. Blackboard SYLLABUS  Assignments: BLACKBOARD BIOSIGHT/SIG Quizzes will require Biosig log in Exams may also require Biosight You must have a camera on computer or a cellphone with app watching you KEYS TO SUCCESS Take notes—don’t just copy powerpoints Take notes by HAND. Print all documents/instructions Participate-ask/answer questions Do the graded work Easy class to pass, difficult to get an A  HELP See Me or via [email protected] Put “1301” in subject line Academic Studio – Student Success Center Research Assistance Paper Review Service http://www.ctcd.edu/academics/library/research-assistance-paper-review-service/ Your classmates  DOMINANT THEMES OF THIS COURSE Inhabitation and settlement of America Revolution and the Constitution Breakdown in to Civil War Technological Change Slavery question The money question Not a history of everything, just a reasonable history that fits in 16 weeks  HARD TIMES & CYCLES OF HISTORY  Yours will be the next “Greatest Generation”  All the easy choices are gone THIS COURSE IS NOT JUST DATES AND NAMES You will be required to analyze dispassionately Must think critically about events Understand cause and effect Understand and step back from your own bias Historical Framework Become a better consumer of history Questions?? AMERICA ON THE EVE OF THE EUROPEAN ARRIVAL 50 to 80 million people The Mayan Empire Aztec Empire: Tenochtitlan Population of Native Americans and Population Distributions Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde, in Colorado Cahokia Illustration of “mound culture” at Cahokia, Illinois Mississippi Culture Locations of Indian Mounds Reconstructed Norse Hut at L’Anse aux Meadows. MOTIVATIONS FOR EXPLORATION: Trade Nationalism Religion Europe and Africa on The eve of Columbus. Christopher Columbus - 1492 Why did he sail west? Treaty of Tordesillas The Columbian Exchange Tenochtitlan Ca. 1500  SPANISH DOMINATION ▪Gold-Glory-God ▪Cabeza de Vaca ▪Why did they stop exploration to the north? Spanish Treasure Fleet Routes