Office: Bliss 28

Phone Number 206-440-2721 (w)

                        425-482-0877 (h)

Course United States History (H300c)

Course Expectations

Course Description

Discussion Guidelines

Plagiarism Statement

Assignments:

Unit I: September 5-October 4

• Fact Sheet #1
• Paper #1: Early American Slavery

Unit II: October 6- November 8

• Fact Sheet #2
• Reflection Paper #1
• Reflection Paper #2

Unit III: November 10- December 2

• Fact Sheet #3
• Unit III Test Essay Question

Unit IV: December 5 - January 13

• Fact Sheet #4
• Election of 1860 Simulation reflection paper

Documents for Class:

• Model of Christian Charity
• The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
• John Barbot's Slave Trade Documents
• Designing a Political System Handout
• Articles of Confederation
• Jefferson's Opinion as to the Constitutionality of a National Bank
• Hamilton's Opinion as to the Constitutionality of a National Bank
• Alien Act
• Sedition Act
• Virginia Resolution
• Kentucky Resolution
• Jefferson's First Inaugural
• Marbury v. Madison Background
• Slave Quotations Document
• Key concepts in the lead-up to the Civil War
• Northern Democratic Party Platform
• Republican Party Platform
• Southern Democratic Party Platform
• Constitutional Union Party Platform
• Abolitionist Document: A Plea for John Brown
• Election of 1860 Issues Sheet
• Gettysburg Address
• Emancipation Proclamation

Resource Links:

• Seattle Times Patriot Act Editorial
• The American Pageant -- Bailey, Kennedy & Cohen
• American History: A Survey -- Brinkley
• The American Nation -- Garraty & Carnes
• National Archives
• Political History Online
• American History at About.com
• Movie Mistakes
• A hippopotamus with noodles on his back