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The "America at War" Series
HIST 241 – 99
Welcome to HIST 241: The Revolutionary War Era
Winter 2010: Register for section 191449
HIST 241 is a 100% online course that is taught in both the 16-week and 7-week semester formats. HIST 241 focuses on the events and personalities which created the conditions necessary for a revolution against the British Empire, the war itself, and then the challenges facing the fledgling American republic as it sought to govern itself.
There are four texts featured in HIST 241. The first, Major Problems in the Era of the American Revolution, 1760 – 1791 by Richard D. Brown, provides the historical “backbone” for the course through a chronological series of topics which contain summaries, primary source excerpts, and scholarly essays. The second text, A History of the American Revolution, by John R. Alden, presents a narrative of events pertaining primarily to the American revolutionary era. A third text, A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American Constitution, by Carol Berkin, offers an entertaining and informative look at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. The final text, Decision in Philadelphia: The Constitutional Convention of 1787, by former Christopher and James Collier, examines the spectrum of personalities that with and against each other in shaping the American Constitution.
Using these texts, students are challenged through weekly readings that are organized around a specific chronological era to write several essays and to participate in Discussion Board activities. All course activities are organized into packets, which contain all related learning activities for any particular week. The essays serve to reinforce concepts found in the readings, while the Discussion Board allows students to exchange ideas with their classmates regarding controversial issues relevant to specific chapters in the course.
Each week’s work also contains a variety of other materials, such as links to internet-based sites relevant to the topic, maps, pictures, glossaries, quotations, and films relating to the subject as well. The links provided on the left hand side of this screen allow students to access all of the information and resources that are built into the course. These resources also include the course syllabus, a chat room, and a course email system that allows students to communicate with the instructor at any time.
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