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American History, Part One: Age of Exploration through the Civil War and Reconstruction with Chuck Chalberg
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Instructor Access (optional grading support) for Unlimited Access families is available for this course, for $75!
In this college-preparatory American history course, you will learn about the Colonial, Revolutionary, and Pre-Civil War times, as well as the Civil War and Reconstruction period with a dynamic “guest” who may “appear in person” -- possibly Patrick Henry.
Instructor: John C. "Chuck" Chalberg, PhD
Course Description: This course will cover American history from the late 15th century through the American Civil War and postwar reconstruction. We will cover colonial development, the road to the American Revolution, the Revolutionary War and its aftermath, constitution building, the early national period, the War of 1812, the Jacksonian era, the pre-Civil War reform movements, the road to the Civil War, wartime issues, and postwar reconstruction. Along the way, there may be a few guest appearances by figures from American history, including Patrick Henry.
Week One: Exploration and Early Colonization
Week Two: The Shaping of British North America
Week Three: The Road to the American Revolution
Week Four: The American Revolution and Its Aftermath
Week Five: The Experiment Begins
Week Six: From Jefferson to Jackson
Week Seven: The Culture of Democracy
Week Eight: The Old South and Slavery
Week Nine: The Gathering Storm
Week Ten: Secession and the Onset of the Civil War
Week Eleven: The Civil War
Week Twelve: Reconstruction
The Land of Hope by Wilfred McClay. ISBN 978-1594039379 (https://amzn.to/37YfKxp)
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American History, Part One: Age of Exploration through the Civil War and Reconstruction with Chuck Chalberg
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Chuck Chalberg
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History ➤ American History
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High School
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September 12th, 2024 at 1:00 PM ET
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Recorded, free with subscription
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Special notes
Includes an optional writing component. This is Part One of a two-part course.
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Students will read approximately a chapter per week. There will be weekly quizzes based on both the reading and the lectures, auto-graded by the computer for immediate feedback. For upper-level students or students who want to go the extra mile, Dr. Chalberg will assign an additional five writing assignments of 500 to 600 words each. Expect to spend three to four hours per week on reading and homework outside of class lectures. There will be an optional final exam, mainly essays and short answers, for interested students.
Chuck Chalberg
chuck.chalberg@gmail.com
About Dr. Chalberg
Dr. Chalberg is a graduate of Regis College (now Regis University) in Denver, Colorado. He holds an MA and PhD in history from the University of Minnesota. He taught American history at Normandale Community College in Bloomington, MN, until his retirement in 2016. He was a Fulbright lecturer in Hungary in 1992 and is a senior fellow for the Center of the American Experiment.
He has performed as G.K. Chesterton on EWTN’s “The Apostle of Common Sense” for a number of years. He performs and lectures as Chesterton at schools and parishes across the country. In addition, he performs as Theodore Roosevelt, H.L. Mencken, George Orwell, and baseball’s Branch Rickey.
His website is historyonstage.net. He has written a biography of Emma Goldman and a dual biography of Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey. He has also edited a volume on the history of American isolationism. He has written for a number of publications, including The Weekly Standard, Chronicles, the Imaginative Conservative, Touchstone, Intellectual Takeout, the University Bookman, Gilbert!, and the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Dr. Chalberg teaches the following courses:
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