NOTE: All dates and assignments are subject to change. Please be aware of any announcements made in class, via the course website, or on Blackboard.
All readings are due on the date listed below. Each student is responsible for locating any reading in a journal or the Early American Imprints database. Brief selections from books will be available as e-reserves on the course Blackboard site.
Last updated: October 8, 2017
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Weds., Sept. 6 | Introduction to the Course | ||
Thurs., Sept. 7 | Thinking about the Revolution |
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Mon., Sept. 11 | Colonial Society |
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Weds., Sept. 13 | Seven Years War |
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Thurs., Sept. 14 | Imperial Crisis I |
The above are all available through the America’s Historical Newspapers database via the library website. |
Bring your laptop to class |
Mon., Sept. 18 | Imperial Crisis II |
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Weds., Sept. 20 – Mon.,Oct. 2 | Parental Leave | Please see Alternate Assignment page for details on work to be completed during Dr. Adelman’s absence. | |
Weds., Oct. 4 | The March to War | ||
Thurs., Oct. 5 | The rage militaire of 1775 |
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Mon., Oct. 9 | NO CLASS – Columbus Day | ||
Weds., Oct. 11 | The Move Toward Independence |
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11:59pm: Twitter Assignment spreadsheet due by email |
Thurs., Oct. 12 | Independence |
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Mon., Oct. 16 | The War for Independence I | ||
Weds., Oct. 18 | The War for Independence II | ||
Thurs., Oct. 19 | The War Moves South |
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Mon., Oct. 23 | A Republican Vision of Society |
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Weds., Oct. 25 | Creating State Governments |
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Thurs., Oct. 26 | Women and the Revolution |
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Mon., Oct. 30 | A Perpetual Union? | ||
Weds., Nov. 1 | The Critical Period | ||
Thurs., Nov. 2 | Debt and Credit |
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Mon., Nov. 6 | The Constitution of 1787 |
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Weds., Nov. 8 | Laboratory Day | Bring your laptop to class | |
Thurs., Nov. 9 | Consolidation |
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Mon., Nov. 13 | Ratification |
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Weds., Nov. 15 | Laboratory Day | Bring your laptop to class | |
Thurs., Nov. 16 | Ratification and the Bill of Rights | In-class debate | |
Mon., Nov. 20 | Ratification and the Bill of Rights | In-class debate | |
Weds., Nov. 22 | Seventeen Eighty-Nine | TBD | |
Thurs., Nov. 23 | NO CLASS – Thanksgiving Day | ||
Mon., Nov. 27 | New Politics for a New Era I | ||
Weds., Nov. 29 | New Politics for a New Era II | ||
Thurs., Nov. 30 | Who really lost the American Revolution? |
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Mon., Dec. 4 | Atlantic Contexts I | Twitter project reflection due | |
Weds., Dec. 6 | Atlantic Contexts II |
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Thurs., Dec. 7 | Reverberations |
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Mon., Dec. 11 | The Enduring Legacy I |
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Book Review due |
Weds., Dec. 13 | The Enduring Legacy II |
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Thurs., Dec. 14 | The Revolution Today | Bring an example of the American Revolution from contemporary news |