HIST 120 (61597)

History of the U.S. to 1877        

Prof. Kristen Guzmán, Ph.D.

Spring 2019 * Santa Ana College

10:15-11:40am – Tues/Thurs – D-213

Office Hours: in Dunlap Hall, D-406

Mondays: 1:30-2:30pm

            Tuesdays: 1:30-2:30pm

            Wednesdays: 9-10am

            Thursdays: 9-10am

Email: guzman_kristen@sac.edu    Phone/Voicemail: 714-564-6545      

Please include your full name, the course number, day and time we meet along with your specific message.

 

Welcome to History 120! – This course covers the history of the United States from Native American and European contact to the Civil War. You are going to have the challenge of a 16-week course that will be very similar to an American history survey class at any university campus.  You are going to meet and work closely with your classmates and the professor in a rigorous learning environment and I hope that you will gain a new appreciation for history.  This is a transferable course to UC and CSU.

Course Description: 

We will critically examine the backgrounds of the peoples of three world regions - the Americas, Europe, and Africa - and glimpse the changes occurring with each of their many societies as the time for a historic convergence neared.  The diverse populations of North America (including Native Americans, African Americans, Europeans, women, free and slave workers) were critically important participants in the making of American history.  This course will cover fundamental concepts of U.S. history from the pre-colonial period to the American Revolution to the end of the Civil War up to 1877.

• Democracy & representative government,

• The project of colonization and slavery,
• The economy and the birth of capitalism,
• The origins of a diverse, multi-racial, multi-ethnic society,
• The role of war, violence and oppression,
• The role of women & men in private and public spheres
• The impact of Westward Expansion, and
• The changing definitions of what it means to be ‘American.’

 

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Students will critically analyze and interpret primary documents and secondary sources, and will be able to interpret qualitative and quantitative data in order to evaluate historical events.
2. Students will develop communication skills through oral and written exercises, and develop analytical skills by critically interpreting historical events.
3. Students will analyze how local, national, and international policies and practices developed in the past continue to impact their contemporary lives.

 

 

 

Required Textbook and Printed Primary Sources:

1. Howard Zinn, A People’s History of the United States.

1. Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove, eds., Voices of a People’s History of the United States.
2. Assigned handouts in class or on Canvas as required.

 

*Note about textbooks: Fortunately, these resources are available at very low cost through online booksellers and are available free through on the website listed below.  I will make the web links available on Canvas, as well. However, you MUST have printed copies of the primary sources (3-ring binder REQUIRED) from Voices of a People’s History of the United States in class, as assigned every class session we meet.

A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn:

https://www.historyisaweapon.com/zinnapeopleshistory.html

 

Voices of a People’s History of the United States by Zinn & Arnove, Eds.

https://www.mcvts.net/cms/lib07/NJ01911694/Centricity/Domain/155/Slavery%20-%20The%20First%20Slaves%20-%20Documents.pdf

 

What if I DON’T bring the readings to class?

• Either quickly acquire the readings for that day’s class by printing them out at the library, computer lab in A-101, etc., and return to class.

OR

• Leave class and return to the next class session prepared. By choosing this second option, you will be marked as absent and may lose points.

 

Attendance & Participation:

 “ABSENCE/NON-PARTICIPATION/ DROP It is the student’s responsibility to withdraw officially from a course via WebAdvisor. However, because of enrollment demand a student may be dropped by the instructor when not appearing at the first class meeting or not participating in the first course activity designated to account for active enrollment.  A student may be dropped for non-participation if he/she has missed in excess of 10% of the total course activities including but not limited to class attendance, discussions, assessments, etc.”[1]

 

In other words, if you miss more than FOUR (4) class sessions, you may be dropped from this class. If this occurs after Week 12, it could result in an “F” for the class.

ANDIF I AM ABSENT???

 #1: ***It is your responsibility to contact a classmate to acquire the lecture notes and assignments. ***

 

#2: Email or call Prof. Guzman and say, “I will not be able to attend class on _________ (date) but I will get the assignment from another student and see you at our next class meeting.”

 

STUDENT CONTACTS:   Name: ______________________________  Phone/email: ___________________________________   Name: ______________________________  Phone/email: ___________________________________

Canvas

You must login to Canvas by the end of Week 1 to make review our class information and become familiar with the website.  You will be able to get regular announcements, required readings, copies of handouts, etc. through Canvas for this class and your other classes at SAC. Go to sac.edu to find the link to Canvas anytime!

 

Quizzes

Students will complete several quizzes (in-class and take home; individual and group; announced and pop quizzes) over the course.  I DO NOT GIVE MAKE-UP QUIZZES except in the case of a documented medical illness or critical emergency.  If you are absent, it will result in a grade of ‘zero’ for that quiz.  Quizzes will usually be given at the start of class.  Students who are present when the quiz is distributed will be able to take the quiz.  If a student enters the room after all the quizzes have been distributed, the student will not be able to take that particular quiz.  In general, quizzes are worth ten (10) points each.

 

Exams

There will be three exams during the semester.  Exams are based on readings and lectures. These exams will include a range of multiple-choice questions, identifications and analytical essays.  Make-up exams or early exams will not be given.  The professor will provide study guides before exams.  Each exam will cover 4-5 weeks of readings and lectures. There will not be a cumulative exam.  In general, exams are worth one hundred (100) points each.

 

Learning Center, D-307:

The Learning Center is located in Dunlap Hall on the 3^rd floor in D-307.  It is free and available to ALL students!  At the Learning Center we will have at least two dedicated history tutors fall semester who can help you with reading your required articles and book, help you prepare for quizzes and exams, and you will give you individualized support for your Response Papers.  In addition, the Learning Center offers many other forms of academic support for students in all subjects and classes.  To use the Learning Center, you can register when you arrive!  No appointment needed to drop in. You will need to make an appointment to see a tutor.  You can get more information by going to the link:

https://www.sac.edu/AcademicProgs/HSS/LearningCenter/Pages/default.aspx. or call at 714-564-6569.

 

Academic Accommodation Statement:

A student with a disability, who would like to request an academic accommodation, is responsible for identifying herself/himself to the instructor and to the Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS). To arrange for academic accommodations, contact the Physical Disability Center in the Village, VL-203 or phone (714) 564-6264, TTY (714) 563-6284 for a referral to the appropriate DSPS department.

 

Academic Honesty Policy at SAC:

“Students at Santa Ana College are expected to be honest and forthright in their academic endeavors. To falsify the results of one’s research, to steal the words or ideas of another, or to cheat on an examination, corrupts the essential process by which knowledge is advanced. Academic dishonesty is seen as an intentional act of fraud, in which a student seeks to claim credit for the work or efforts of another without authorization, or uses unauthorized materials or fabricated information in any academic exercise. As institutions, we also consider academic dishonesty to include forgery of academic documents, intentionally impeding or damaging the academic work of others, assisting other students in acts of dishonesty or coercing students into acts of dishonesty.”^[2]

Policy on cell phones and laptops:

Turn off cell phones and laptops during class time.  I will ask students who use their cell phones or laptops during class time to leave class for the rest of that scheduled session and you  will not be able to make up any points they may miss.  If you are facing an urgent or emergency situation, and need to be available by phone, please advise me before class begins.  If you must use a laptop to accommodate a learning disability, please discuss that with me individually.

Grading: You earn your grade on the total number of points you have accumulated by the end of the semester. I do not give extra credit assignments.  However, all students will begin the semester with 20 bonus points.  Those bonus points will be added to your total score in order to calculate your final course grade.

Please note!  Assignments and number of total points may change at the discretion of the professor.

Exam #1	100 points		Tentative Grading Scale*
Exam #2	100 points		A	100-90%	400-360
Exam #3	100 points		B	89-80%	359-320
Quizzes (10)	10 pts. /100 pts. total		C	79-70%	319-280
Total Points	500*		F	59-0%	279-0

MY GRADES

Date	Name of assignment	Points earned	Points Possible	% / Letter grade	Running Total
Week 1	Bonus Points	20	N/A	A+	20 pts
	Q#1:		10
	Q#2:		10
	Q#3:		10
	Q#4:		10
	Q#5:		10
	Q#6:		10
	Q#7:		10
	Q#8:		10
	Q#9:		10
	Q#10:		10
	Exam#1:		100
	Exam#2:		100
	Exam#3:		100
	TOTAL POINTS AT END OF SEMESTER		400

 

 

HISTORY 120 Spring 2019 – Prof. Guzmán

- READINGS & EXAMS 

**Tentative schedule – may be subject to change**

	**NOTE: All readings should be completed before the assigned class meeting. If you’re not sure when it’s due, ASK!
WK	Date	Topic			Required Reading			Assignments/Notes
1	2/12	Introductions Course Overview   Study of History –Sources – Hierarchy & Agency
	2/14
2	2/19	History: A Discussion of Power			Zinn, People’s History Chapter 24: “THE COMING REVOLT OF THE GUARDS” https://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/zinncomrev24.html
	2/21	America’s First Peoples –1400-1600			Zinn, People’s History Ch. 1 “Columbus, the Indians and Human Progress”
3	2/26	First Encounters: Americans, Europeans in the Americas			Zinn & Arnove, Voices of a People’s History Ch. 1 “Columbus and Las Casas” pp. 29-45
	2/28
4	3/5	Race and Slavery   Origins of the Atlantic Slave Trade 1400-1700			Zinn, People’s History Chap. 2 “Drawing the Color Line”     Zinn & Arnove, Voices Ch. 2 “The First Slaves”
	3/7
5	3/12	Class & Status in Virginia			Zinn, People’s History Ch. 3 “Persons of Mean and Vile Condition”   Zinn & Arnove, Voices Ch. 3 “Servitude & Rebellion”
	3/14	Bacon’s Rebellion, 1670s
6	3/19	Review for Exam #1
	3/21	Exam #1			Exam #2 will cover all lectures Weeks 1-5 and readings from Chapters 1-3 of both A People’s History and Voices of a People’s History
7	3/26	Emerging democracy and rebellion		Zinn, People’s History Ch. 4 “Tyranny is Tyranny”   Zinn & Arnove, Voices Ch. 4 “Preparing the Revolution”
	3/28
8	4/2	Creating the Declaration of Independence   Fighting the American Revolution, 1775-1781		Zinn, People’s History Ch. 5 “A Kind of Revolution”   Zinn & Arnove, Voices Ch. 5 “Half a Revolution”
	4/4
SPRING BREAK APRIL 8-13
9	4/16	Women in the New Nation, 1770s – 1840s   Examining Early Feminist Voices	Zinn, People’s History Ch. 6 “The Intimately Oppressed”   Zinn & Arnove, Voices Ch. 6 “The Early Women’s Movement”
	4/18
10	4/23	America’s First Peoples – Under Fire, 1800-1870s   Film: Trail of Tears	Zinn, People’s History Ch. 7 “As Long As Grass Grows...”   Zinn & Arnove, Voices Ch. 7 “Indian Removal”
	4/25
11	4/30	Review for Exam #2
	5/2	Exam #2	Exam #2 will cover all lectures Weeks 7-10 and readings from Chapters 4-7 of both A People’s History and Voices of a People’s History
12	5/7	Westward Expansion & the Mexican American War, 1830s-1850s   Ideology of Manifest Destiny	Zinn, People’s History Ch. 8 “We Taking Nothing by Conquest”   Zinn & Arnove, Voices Ch. 8 “The War on Mexico”
	5/9
13	5/14	Antebellum Slavery & Resistance, 1820-1860	Zinn, People’s History Ch. 9 “Slavery Without Submission...”
	5/16
14	5/21	Antebellum Slavery & Resistance, 1820-1860, continued     The Civil War, 1861-1865	Zinn & Arnove, Voices Ch. 9 “Slavery and Defiance”     Zinn, People’s History Ch. 10 “The Other Civil War”
	5/23
15	5/28	The Civil War, continued	Zinn & Arnove, Voices Ch. 10
	5/30
16	6/4	Prepare for Exam #3
	6/6	Exam #3

 

IMPORTANT DATES CLASS ADD OR DROP DEADLINES​ ​
​February 24	​Last day to add a full-semester class with add code
​February 24	​Last day to drop a full-semester class and not owe fees and not receive a "W" grade Not full-semester courses = 10% of the course. Please refer to the section information via WebAdvisor for a specific section date
May 12	​Last day to drop a full-semester class with a "W" grade Not full-semester courses = 75% of the course. Please refer to the section information via WebAdvisor for a specific section date
Friday, June 7	Santa Ana College Commencement

 

 

[1] Santa Ana College Catalog, 2018-2019: 49.

^[2] Santa Ana College Catalog, 2018-2019, 49.