Any student who has a disability, either permanent or temporary, which might affect his or her ability to perform in this class is encouraged to inform the instructor at the beginning of the semester. Changes to methods, materials, or testing may be made as required to provide for equitable participation. The instructor may make changes in this syllabus at any time. However, he will not increase the reading assignments for any exam without giving at least one week's notice. This is a long class that crosses the dinner hour, but please resist the temptation to eat in class.
All humans are fallible.
Therefore, even the instructor will make mistakes from time to time. I cannot promise you satisfaction, but I will do my human best to give you a fair hearing. The United States in 1865 was not the same country it is today. The people, the society, the geography, and the surrounding world all were different. This course will trace how the United States changed from the country it was then to the country it is now.