W Aug 24	Introduction to Course, Syllabus & Website
F Aug 26	America before the Europeans	5-35
M Aug 29	English Background The Religious Climate in England	handout & 35-43
W Aug 31	Early Colonization	44-77 (dig)
F Sept 2	Restoration Colonies	77-96
W Sept 7	Cultural Life of the Colonies	98-148
F Sept 9	Mercantilism	163-180 (willow)
M Sept 12	French & Indian War	151-163 (Atocha) (Piasa)
W Sept 14	Movement toward Independence	182-208
F Sept 16	The Spirit of 1776	208-217
M Sept 19	American Revolution	225-249
W Sept 21	Articles of Confederation	249-263; 265-279
F Sept 23	Compromise & Constitution	279-294
M Sept 26	First Exam	Terms I
W Sept 28	Washington: The Indispensable Man	296-323
M Oct 3	Politics of the Federal Era	323-336
W Oct 5	The Jeffersonian Revolution	338-346
F Oct 7	The Louisiana Purchase / Lewis & Clark	346-354
M Oct 10	America in the Napoleonic Era	354-359
W Oct 12	War of 1812	359-372
F Oct 14	The Era of Good Feeling	379-390
M Oct 17	Creating an American Culture	492-518
W Oct 19	Nationalism to Sectionalism	390-408
F Oct 21	The Age of Jackson
M Oct 24	Jackson & States' Rights	410-426
W Oct 26	War on the Bank	426-441
M Oct 31	America's Age of Reforms	518-528
W Nov 2	Second Exam	Terms II
F Nov 4	Western Exploration	530-544
M Nov 7	Prairie Schooners & Pioneers	544-550
W Nov 9	Texas	550-558
F Nov 11	The Mexican War	558-567
M Nov 14	Slavery: A Social Analysis	573-601
W Nov 16	Slavery: A Political Analysis	601-608; 611-618
F Nov 18	Slavery & Manifest Destiny	maps
M Nov 21	The Drift toward Disunion	619-646
M Nov 28	Lincoln & Secession	646-653
W Nov 30	The Illusion of Easy Victory	655-670
F Dec 2	Grant & the Western Campaign	670-680
M Dec 5	A New Birth of Freedom	680-710
W Dec 7	Legacy of the Civil War	713-719
R Dec 8	Term Study Day
F Dec 9	Final Exam (8:00 - 10:00 a.m.)	Terms III