HUM 2450.A01/A02 Assignments
06/14-06/24/04 (Weeks 6-7)


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»»WEEK 6 (06/14-06/18/04)

  • for MONDAY June 14
    -- Pohl Ch.3 197-211
    Course notes for this next section available online now!

    -- Pohl Ch.4 197-211, 211-224
    -- Frederick Douglass, The Hypocrisy of Slavery (excerpt) [1852]: more than a decade before the Civil War (or War Between the States, whatever) Frederick Douglass, the most famous and outspoken black individual of the day shows up slavery for what it was.

  • for TUESDAY June 15
    Course notes for this next section available online now!

    -- Pohl Ch.4 197-211, 211-224
    -- Frederick Douglass, The Hypocrisy of Slavery (excerpt) [1852]: more than a decade before the Civil War (or War Between the States, whatever) Frederick Douglass, the most famous and outspoken black individual of the day shows up slavery for what it was.

  • for WEDNESDAY June 16.
    -- Pohl Ch. 4 224-238, Ch.5 239-242, 245-258, 286-288
    Online readings:
    -- James Monroe, The Monroe Doctrine: from James Monroe's message to Congress on December 2, 1823, this is the concept that drove America Westward; that some used to excuse slavery; and that still haunts concepts of "American" identity today.
    -- John O'Sullivan, Manifest Destiny (also available in another format here) [1839]: previously enabled by the Monroe Doctrine, the concept of "manifest destinty" fired the American will and imagination along the "course of empire." The original "go west," this concept sealed the doom of native tribes, and consigned black slaves to firther toil, eventually including Asian immigrants to the Pacific coast.
    -- Frederick Jackson Turner, Significance of the Frontier [1893]: Historian Frederick Jackson Turner presented this paper to a special meeting of the American Historical Association at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. His assessment of the frontier's significance was the first of its kind and revolutionized American intellectual and historical thinking.
    -- Lawrence Michael Fong, Chinese in Arizona: Much of the literature on early Chinese immigrants to the western United States focuses on their experiences in California and as laborers on the great railroad construction projects of the late nineteenth century. Their role in Arizona Territory, however, has been largely neglected and bears deeper examination.

  • for THURSDAY June 17
    -- Pohl Ch. 4 224-238, Ch.5 239-242, 245-258, 286-288
    Online readings:
    -- James Monroe, The Monroe Doctrine: from James Monroe's message to Congress on December 2, 1823, this is the concept that drove America Westward; that some used to excuse slavery; and that still haunts concepts of "American" identity today.
    -- John O'Sullivan, Manifest Destiny (also available in another format here) [1839]: previously enabled by the Monroe Doctrine, the concept of "manifest destinty" fired the American will and imagination along the "course of empire." The original "go west," this concept sealed the doom of native tribes, and consigned black slaves to firther toil, eventually including Asian immigrants to the Pacific coast.
    -- Frederick Jackson Turner, Significance of the Frontier [1893]: Historian Frederick Jackson Turner presented this paper to a special meeting of the American Historical Association at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. His assessment of the frontier's significance was the first of its kind and revolutionized American intellectual and historical thinking.
    -- Lawrence Michael Fong, Chinese in Arizona: Much of the literature on early Chinese immigrants to the western United States focuses on their experiences in California and as laborers on the great railroad construction projects of the late nineteenth century. Their role in Arizona Territory, however, has been largely neglected and bears deeper examination.

  • for FRIDAY June 18--Journal #3 due -- see Cultural Events & Sample Journal page for guidelines and assignment.
    We'll finish up with any of this week's material that we haven't gotten to yet.

    »»WEEK 7 (06/21+06/24/04)

  • for MONDAY 21 June

    -- EXAM #2: arrive on time, with a #2 pencil. To study for this exam: consult not only the Exam 2 Study Guide, but also all online Power Point course lecture notes, in-class lecture notes, and notes on the assigned online readings and readings in Framing America.

  • for THURSDAY June 24FINAL ESSAY EXAM:
    Section A01 8:00 a.m.
    Section A02 1:00 p.m.
    See the "Final Exam" section on the course Mainpage for reminders. Be Sure to bring your exam question sheet with you to the exam, as well as 1 or 2 blue books.

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