HUM 2450.B01/B02 Assignments
08/02-08/10/04 (Weeks 6-7)


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»»WEEK 6 (08/02-08/06/04)

  • for MONDAY August 2
    -- Pohl Ch.3 197-211
    Course notes for "Emancipation and Abolition" available 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 August 3
    Course notes for "Emancipation and Abolition" available 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 August 4.
    -- Pohl Ch. 4 224-238, Ch.5 239-242, 245-258, 286-288
    Course notes for "Westward" available now!NOTICE: these onlne course notes are those from a previous semester, and have not been edited down for summer semester -- I will indicate in class what information from them you will be responsible for on Exam #2.
    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.

  • for THURSDAY August 5--Journal #3 due -- see Cultural Events & Sample Journal page for guidelines and assignment.
    -- Pohl Ch. 4 224-238, Ch.5 239-242, 245-258, 286-288
    Course notes for "Westward" available now!NOTICE: these onlne course notes are those from a previous semester, and have not been edited down for summer semester -- I will indicate in class what information from them you will be responsible for on Exam #2.
    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.

  • for FRIDAY August 6
    -- study day

    »»WEEK 7 (08/09-08/10/04)

  • for MONDAY August 9
    -- study day

  • for TUESDAY August 10
    -- 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.

  • Wednesday August 11FINAL ESSAY EXAM for Section B01 (the 9:25-10:40 class): 1-3:00 p.m. same room
    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.

  • Thursday August 12FINAL ESSAY EXAM for Section B02 (the 12:15-1:30 class): 1-3:00 p.m. same room
    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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