Reading List—U.S. History I

 

          

It is important that the student allot sufficient time to complete all the assignments.  On average a student should be working two to three hours outside of class for each hour in class.  That means for this three-hour history class, you should be working six to nine hours a week outside class.  That means taking effective notes in class and using them at home to advance the learning process.  To help in that regard T.A.S.C. has prepared an online tutorial on Note-taking that is very helpful.  This tutorial will also give you ideas on how to take notes from the readings as well.  Use the online outlines hyper linked to each of the weeks’ web pages listed below to help you fine-tune your reading and note taking efforts.

 

 

 

 

Week One—September 1-5

New World Encounters”

 

Week Two—September 8-12

England’s New World Experiments”

Week Three—September 15-19

“Putting Down Roots”

 

Week Four—September 22-26

“Experience of Empire”

Week Five— October 6-10

“The American Revolution”

 

Week Six— October 13-17

“The Republican Experiment”

Week Seven— October 20-24

“Democracy and Dissent”

 

Week Eight— October 27-31

“Republican Ascendancy”

 

Week Nine— November 3-7

Nation Building and Nationalism”

 

Week Ten— November 10-14

“The Triumph of White Men’s Democracy”

Week Eleven— November 17-21

“Slaves and Masters”

 

Week Twelve— November 24-28

“The Pursuit of Perfection”

 

Week Thirteen— December 1-5

“An Age of Expansion”

 

Week Fourteen— December 8-12

“The Sectional Crisis”

“Secession and the Civil War”

 

Final Exam—December 15