Covers major themes and events in American history from domestic and global standpoints, including exploration of the New World; the colonial period; causes and results of the American Revolution; the development of the federal system of government; the growth of democracy; early popular American culture; territorial expansion; slavery and its effect; reform movements, sectionalism; causes and effects of the Civil War.
Homework 1 evaluating Samuel Waldo's interveiw with the Indians
Homework 2 evaluating an excerpt from the diary of Elizabeth Sandwith Drinker
Homework 3 evaluating a sermon by Absalom Jones
Homework 4 evaluating an excerpt from the memoir of Harriet Jacobs