In this course students will find journal articles, book reviews, monographs, and complete an annotated bibliography. Students should meet both the Literacy and Content Outcomes through lecture presentations, textbook assignments, classroom discussion, essay examinations, computer assignments, and library assignments. Students should identify the significant individuals whose actions provided the leadership in the creation of the new nation. Students should analyze the interaction of European, African, and Native American cultures. There are 15 attendance points available during the semester.
Students lose one point for each three days absent.
There are three exams and a final in the course. Each exam is worth 50 points. Exams will be a combination of identification of terms and short answer. It is in the best interest of students to take the exam when scheduled because material is fresh in their minds. Certainly at times emergencies do occur and students must take a make-up exam.