Cleveland State University
Department of History
Classes Meet MWF
Professor Thomas J. Humphrey
Email tom.humphrey@csuohio.edu
Phone: 216.523-7183
Office hours: MWF 11:00 to noon, and by appointment
| Week 1: Indians and Colonists Readings: Foner, Chapters 1 and 2. Questions 1: Due 3 September. |
Week 2: Colinization and Conquest Readings: Foner, Chapter 3; Moore, Black Robe. Questions 2: Due 10 September. |
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| Week 3: The Coalescence of the Colonies Readings: Foner, Chapter 4. Questions 3: Due 15 September. No Class on 17 September! |
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| Week 4: The American Revolution Readings: Foner, Chapter 5. Questions 4: Due 24 September Paper on Black Robe due 22 September. |
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| Week 6: Founding a New Nation Readings: Foner, Chapter 7. Questions 6: Due 8 October |
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| Week 5: The Other Revolution Readings: Foner, Chapter 6. Questions 5. Due 1 October. |
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| Week 7: Securing a Republic Readings: Foner, Chapter 8. Questions 7: Due 15 October. |
Week 8: Markets and Capitalism |
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| Week 9: Democracy in America Readings: Foner, Chapter 10; Our Nig, all. Questions 9: Due October 29. |
Week 10: Slavery Readings: Foner, Chapter 11. Questions 10: Due November 5. Paper on Our Nig due 5 November. |
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| Week 11: Reforms and Utopias Readings: Foner, Chapter 12. Questions 11: Due 12 November |
Week 12: Uncle Tom's Cabin Readings: Uncle Tom's Cabin, all. Questions 12: Due 19 November |
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| Week 14: Reconstruction Readings: Foner, Chapter 15. Questions 14: Due 3 December. |
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| Week 13: The Civil War Readings: Foner, Chapters 13 and 14. Questions: None. Papers on Uncle Tom's Cabin due 24 November. |
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| Week 15: The Rise of Jim Crow and the Legacy of Racism. | |||||||||||