Special Note: Includes an optional writing element. This is Part One of a two-part course. Students are expected to register for Part Two offered in the spring.

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Course Outline:

Week 1: Introduction and overview of syllabus and assignments

Week 2: Pocahontas, and the founding of Jamestown

Week 3: Benjamin Franklin, and the American Identity

Week 4: George Washington, and the French and Indian War

Week 5: Charles Carroll of Carrollton, and American Catholicism

Week 6: Thomas Jefferson, and the Declaration of Independence

Week 7: Patrick Henry, and the US Constitution

Week 8: Alexander Hamilton, and the Whiskey Rebellion

Week 9: Sacagawea, and Lewis and Clark

Week 10: Andrew Jackson, and the War of 1812

Week 11: John Quincy Adams, and the Amistad

Week 12: John Calhoun, and the Nullification Crisis

Week 13: Sam Houston, and the Mexican American War

Week 14: Harriet Beecher Stowe, and the Crisis of the 1850s

• Course Materials: Provided free by the instructor.

Homework: Writing is an integral part of demonstrating both the assimilation of knowledge, and the articulation thereof. Therefore, students will be guided through the process of writing a short  (1-2 page, double-spaced) review of a book of their choice relevant to the subject matter. 

NOTE: High School students taking this course may instead write a 3-5 page book review
Also, students will have weekly, optional, short (5-10 minute) quizzes based on classroom lectures and discussions

Fee: For all 14 classes: $227 if you register on or before July 15, $247 if you register after July 15. (Registration closes one week before the first day of class. After that date, registrations are not guaranteed. There is a $20 surcharge for late enrollments after the course is closed.)