SYLLABUS
The United States from 1877 to the Present
US History 1302/Katy High School Dual Credit
Houston Community College, NW
Spring 2014
Room A061
Courses
Instructor: Mrs. Rebecca Lacquey
Phone: 281-237-1872
E-mail: rebeccalacquey@katyisd.org
Office Hours: Monday and Friday
2:45-3:30p.m. or by appointment
1st Period – CRN 77519
Textbook
 Making America: A History of the United States compact 6th edition . Berkin et al
Purchase from the HCC bookstore or through online venue
Other Readings
Selected articles and primary source readings from various readers will be used in addition to the textbook.
More specific information can be found at the end of the syllabus.
Other Required Text  Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura
Hillenbrand. You will need to purchase or borrow this book to read for a major
assignment. You are highly encouraged to purchase and begin reading the text as soon as
possible.
COURSE GOALS
 To understand events and themes of American history from the period of Reconstruction through the Present.
 To prepare adequately for higher level courses in US History and instill a lasting interest in our nation’s past and present.
 To learn skills which will enhance future educational endeavors:
Critical reading, analysis of documents, reading for the main idea, mastery of content, writing expository and
analytical essays, relating events from different periods in history, finding information in a modern library, web based
research.
Course Description
History 1302 is a survey of U.S. History from the period of Reconstruction through the present. U.S. History is characterized by
conflict between competing groups for political, economic, and social power. This course examines the various groups and factions
that competed for power, the outcomes of those struggles and how the outcomes shaped U.S. History. The course includes lectures,
discussions, films, readings, and writing assignments. This course transfers as 3 hours of credit to most other college and universities.
Mission Statement
The Houston Community College System is an open-admission, public institution of higher education offering academic preparation,
and lifelong learning opportunities that prepare individuals in our diverse communities for life and work in an increasingly international
and technological society. The Northwest history department will provide an environment conducive to learning and encourages
academic excellence. Furthermore, the history faculty will encourage the development of the following competencies: reading,
writing, speaking, listening, critical thinking and computer literacy.
Student Learning Outcomes (Students should be able to )
 Explain the features of the Gilded Age and the issues on society, culture, and politics
 Summarize industrialism and Urbanization
 Analyze the New South and Jim Crow
 Explain Populism and Progressivism
 Identify the causes and effects of WWI and the US
 Discuss America between the wars
 Identify the causes of WWII and the Cold War
 Discuss Post-War America at home
 Discuss Post-modern America
Disability Policy
Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable
accommodations must contact the HCC Disabilities Support Service Office at the respective college at the beginning of each semester.
Faculty members are authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the Disability Support Service Office.
Accommodations in the dual credit class fall under the college’s guidelines and ADA guidelines, not Katy ISD’s guidelines. Students
who are requesting classroom and/or testing accommodations must first contact the DSS office for assistance prior to the beginning of
each semester. Contact the Disability Support Services Office or ADA Counselor Northwest at 713.718.5422
HCC Course Repeat Statement Notification
Students who take a course for the third time or more must now pay significant tuition/fee increases at HCC and
other Texas public colleges and universities. At HCC it is an additional $50 per credit hour. If you are considering
course withdrawal because you are not earning passing grades, confer with your instructor/counselor as early as
possible about your study habits, reading and writing homework, test-taking skills, attendance, course
participation, and opportunities for tutoring or other assistance that might be available.
Code of Conduct
Students in dual credit must follow the Katy ISD Student Code of Conduct and are subject to school discipline according to the Katy ISD
Discipline Management Plan. A student may be administratively withdrawn from Dual Credit US History for inappropriate behavior—any
behavior that interferes with the learning process.
Academic Dishonesty
You are required to exercise academic honesty in completion of all tests and assignments. The highest degree of integrity is expected at
all times. Your name on your paper means you did the work. Scholastic DISHONESTY includes, but is not limited to: cheating
on tests, plagiarism, and collusion. The result of cheating is a zero for the assignment or test and/or more serious penalties.
GRADING
Individual assignment grades will not be visible in the online grading system. Therefore, it is advised that each student keep up with
their own grades. Students will be given a variety of assignments throughout the course. Those assignments may be written, oral,
individual, and/or group based.
Grade Tabulation
Major Assignments—70%
Essay and Multiple Choice tests
Research assignments/Projects
Minor Assignments – 20%
Quizzes and Written Reading Assignments
Padiea Seminars
Other Assignments—10%
Daily Class work and small
homework assignments
Grading Scale for HCC
Letter Grade
A
B
C
D
F
Final Average in Percent
90-100
80-89
70-79
60-69
0-59
Katy H.S. Converted Grade
95
85
77
72
65
NOTE: It is the student’s responsibility to monitor grades throughout the semester. *Instructors will only communicate with the
student about their grade status.* Instructors will notify the student’s counselor if the student is experiencing academic difficulty
during the equivalent of the last six weeks grading period.
Tests
Tests will cover 2 or more chapters from the textbook and may include multiple choice, other objective formats, essay, and/or
identifications. Possible questions for an all essay test will be provided in advance of the essay exam. The instructor will choose the
required essay question for the class on the day of the exam.
Note:
The Mid-Term Exam will take place mid way through the semester and will cover Chapters 16-22.
The Final Exam is cumulative, covering Chapters 16-29. No exemptions are allowed for the final exam.
Test Corrections for first Exam Only
After the first objective test is returned, students will have a small window of opportunity (designated by the teacher) to make
corrections. Tests will not be released to students out of the classroom, so corrections will have to be done before/after school or
during an enrichment period. In order to receive partial points back, students will have to complete test corrections in their entirety
and accurately on the test correction form. Test corrections will not apply to any other objective tests, essay exams, the
Mid Term, or Final Exam.
Research Project
There will be a major research project for this semester based on the book listed above in the “Other Required Text” section. More
details will be provided at a later date.
Attendance
Attendance is important to your success in this class. Attendance will be taken every day. HCC does not recognize excused or
unexcused absences: an absence is an absence. Katy ISD school trips will be considered absences by HCCS. According to HCCS
policy, “the student may be dropped from a course for excessive absences.”
If you miss class as a result of illness or family emergency, you must bring a blue slip from the attendance office indicating an excused
absence (remember that the College does not recognize excused or unexcused absences), thus allowing you TWO DAYS to make up
assignments. Failure to do so will result in a zero for missed assignments.
Tests or quizzes may be taken prior to an absence related to a KHS school activity (Discuss with Mrs. Lacquey). Assignments due
on the day of the absence must be turned in before the absence or a late work penalty may be assessed.
Late Work
You are expected to turn in all of your work ON TIME. Late work will not be accepted for regular in class assignments. Major and
Minor grade assessments turned in late cannot receive a grade higher than a 70. The penalties for turning in such assignments past the
due date are minus 25 points for the first day late, 30 points for the second day late, and 50 points for the third day late. I will not
accept an assignment if more than three days late. Failure to keep up with assignments could result in a student being dropped from the
course.
Withdrawal Policy
If you feel the need to withdraw, then you must see me or your counselor immediately to discuss. If you are concerned about your
progress in the class, the best person to discuss this with is me. I might be able to provide further assistance and strategies what will
help you be more successful. See Course Repeat Statement on pg. 2
Classroom Courtesy and Participation
Your participation in class is both mandatory and necessary. Participation is NOT just physically showing up to class. It means making
a meaningful contribution to discussions and class activities by asking and answering questions, offering constructive opinions, actively
working with the material and on assignments, listening, and helping to create a comfortable learning environment.
Students are prohibited from engaging in any form of behavior that detracts from the learning experience. Inappropriate behavior will
not be tolerated. Examples include: using a cell phone or other unapproved electronic device, excessive disruption, excessive
tardiness, making offensive remarks or disrespectful comments to the teacher or other students, prolonged chattering, sleeping,
disrupting lecture, etc.
Other Important Information about the class
Web 2.0
Web 2.0 refers to the second generation of internet based tools such as social networking sites (blogs and wikis) that let people collaborate and share
information online. As a student in this class, you will be asked to use these new tools throughout the course. More details will be provided as
assignments and pages are set up.
Reading
Keep up with your reading! Reading assignments and due dates are provided in the Calendar. You will have occasional quizzes to ensure you are keeping
up with your reading and in-class assignments.
Note Taking
Note Taking is highly encouraged. I will review some of the processes early on in the course. It is best to keep your notes all in one place so that you may
refer back to them as needed.
Writing
You will be asked to write in various ways throughout the duration of this course—journaling, history logs, essays, reports, research, etc. Keep the
writing in your binder under the Writing section. It is preferred that you write in ink on the front side of the paper only. All papers written outside
of class, should be typed.
Study Groups
The research is clear. Students who participate with a study group are more successful in college. Try to organize and meet often with a study group,
especially before a test. Suggestions for a successful study group experience: spend 1/3 of your study session quizzing each over the terms at the end of
each chapter being tested; spend the rest of the time discussing the essay questions and class assignments related to the material.
Primary Source Selections
Unit: The West, Industrialization, The Gilded Age
 The Significance of the Frontier in American History, Frederick Jackson Turner Excerpts (1893)
 The Gospel of Wealth, Andrew Carnegie, “Wealth and its Uses”
 Selected Primary Sources on Industry and Labor
 Selected Excerpts from House of Representatives Debate on the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
 Populist Party Platform, July 24th, 1896, Republican Platform adopted June 18th, 1896, Democratic Platform adopted July 9th, 1896
 Native Americans and the Legacy of the West – Primary Source Excerpts
o Speech by Red Cloud, Chief of the Teton Sioux Nation, reported in The New York Times, July 17, 1870
o Chief Joseph, 1877
o Helen Hunt Jackson, A Century of Dishonor, 1881
o Benjamin Harrison, Report on Wounded Knee Massacre and the Decrease in Indian Land Acreage, 1891
o Congressional Report on Indian Affairs, 1887
o Henry Nash Smith, The Virgin Land: The American West as Symbol and Myth (Chapter 20), 1950
 Imperialism and Spanish American War Primary Source Excerpts
o General James Rusling, “Interview with President William McKinley” The Christian Advocate January 22, 1903
o Speech, William Jennings Bryan
o Senator Alfred Beveridge, Congressional Record, 56th Congress, 1st Session
o Samuel Gompers, AFL, December 1898
o Emilia Aguinaldo, From “To the Philippine People” in Major-General E.S. Otis, Report of Military Operations and Civil Affairs
in the Philippine Islands, 1899
o El Renacimiento. “Filipino Opinion of Reconcentration”
o Alfred T. Mahan, The influence of Sea Power Upon History
o Rudyard Kipling, The White Man’s Burden
Unit: Reconstruction and Civil Rights
 Ray Stannard Baker, “following the Color Line”, American Magazine, 1908.
 The Niagara Movement's Address to the Country by W.E.B. Du Bois, August 20, 1906.
 Booker T. Washington, Address Before the Institute of Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn, NY,
September 30, 1896.
 Booker T. Washington, Atlanta Exposition Address, 1895
 Majority decision--Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896
 Justice Harlan dissenting--Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896.
Unit: Progressives and WWI
 Selected Excerpts from Fast Food Nation , 2002 and Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, 1906
 Theodore Roosevelt, New Nationalism, 1910
 Muller v. Oregon Supreme Court opinion of 1908
 Woodrow Wilson, First Inaugural Address , March 4, 1913
 Declaration of Neutrality, August 19, 1914
 Declaration of War, April 2, 1917
 Zimmerman Telegram, January 1917
 The Espionage Act, June 15, 1917
 The Sedition Act, May 16, 1918
 Wilson’s Fourteen Points, Jan 8, 1918 compared to Versailles Treaty June 28th, 1919
Unit: 1920s and 1930s
 Schenvk v. The United States, Majority Opinion
 Anti-Government Leaflets (Jacob Abrams and others). 1918
 Abrams v. United States, Majority and Minority Opinions, 1919
 Selection of Political Cartoons about Republican Presidents
 Herbert Hoover Letters, July 10, 1931 and October 3, 1933
 FDR, First Inaugural Address, 1933
 Opposing Viewpoints: America Needs a New Deal (FDR) v. Roosevelt’s New Deal would Destroy America (Hoover)
Unit:
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World War II
FDR, Pearl Harbor Speech, December 8, 1941
Documents related to Truman’s Decision to drop the Atomic Bomb (compiled from the Truman Library)
Unit: Post War
 Agreements of the Berlin Potsdam Conference, 1945
 Truman Doctrine, 1947
 North Atlantic Treaty, 1949
 Eisenhower’s Farewell Address, 1961
 Brown v. Board of Education: Topeka 1954 (Excerpts of Majority Opinion)
 JFK’s Inaugural Address, 1961
 Selected Primary Sources, Cuban Missile Crisis
 I have a Dream, Martin Luther King, Jr, 1963
 LBJ”s Address to Congress following JFK Assassination
 LBJ’s Commencement Address at the University of Michigan, The Great Society, 1964
 The Tonkin Gulf Incident, 1964
 LBJ’s Address to Congress: We Shall Overcome, 1965
 LBJ’s Address to Congress: Voting Rights, 1965
 Civil Rights Act of 1964
 Nixon’s First Inaugural Address, 1969
 Selected Primary Sources on Watergate
 Nixon’s Address to the Nation Announcing Resignation, 1974
 Jimmy Carter, Crisis of Confidence, July 15, 1979
 Ronald Reagan, Inaugural Address, 1981
Mrs. Lacquey’s Dual Credit U.S. History Semester Calendar - (Dates and Assignments are subject to change)
Date
Day
Topic of Class
Textbook
Reading (Due by
date)
Homework/Other Readings
(Some assignments will be provided and assigned
during classes.)
1/7
1/8
M
Tu
W
Holiday
The West/Native American Conflicts
The West/Native American Conflicts
1/9
1/10
Th
F
The West/Native American Conflicts
The West/Native American Conflicts
F.J. Turner’s Frontier Thesis & Homestead Act
1/13
M
The West/Native American Conflicts
1)
1/14
1/15
Tu
W
Gilded Age/Industrialization
Gilded Age/Industrialization
1/16
1/17
Th
F
Gilded Age/Industrialization
Gilded Age/Industrialization
1/20
1/21
1/22
1/23
1/24
M
Tu
W
Th
F
MLK Holiday
1/27
1/28
1/29
1/30
1/31
M
Tu
W
Th
F
Populism
Test : Gilded Age/West/Industrial.
Progressives/Civil Rights/B.Tvs WEB
Progressives
Progressives
2/3
2/4
M
Tu
2/5
W
Progressives
Test (Objective & Essay)
Populist/Progressive
Expansion/Imperialism
Ch 20
2/6
2/7
Th
F
Expansion/Imperialism
Expansion/Imperialism
Ch 21
2/10
2/11
2/12
2/13
2/14
M
Tu
W
Th
F
Imperialism/WWI
WWI/Homefront
WWI/Treaty of Versailles
WWI/Treaty of Versailles
1920s Overview
2/17
2/18
2/19
2/20
2/21
M
Tu
W
Th
F
Test: Populists-WWI
1920s
1920s
1920s [Half-Day]
*
2/24
M
2/25
Tu
2/26
W
Essay:
Imperialism/Expansion/Progressive
s
1920’s Stock Market
Crash/Depression
Causes of Depression/New Deal
2/27
2/28
Th
F
New Deal
New Deal
3/3
3/4
3/5
3/6
3/7
M
Tu
W
Th
F
New Deal
Between the Wars
Between the Wars/Review
Exam (1920’s-1930’s)
WWII (overview video)
3/10 –
3/14
M-F
Assessment
2)
Politics in the Gilded Age
Miller Career Presentations
Politics in the Gilded Age/Populism
Populism
Holiday
Spring Break
Reading: Carnegie’s Gospel of Wealth with
Questions
Finish Factors of Industrialization Activity
Ch. 16
1)
Ch 17
Holiday
Ch 18
Presentation
Quiz (The West)
Holiday
Holiday
Presentation
Quiz (Gilded Age)
Ch 18
1)
1)
Complete Robber Barron/Capt. Of Industry Activity
(Doc A-E)
Reading & Highlight Labor Union/Strikers Notes
Read “A Villian, A Dreamer, A Cartoonist”
1) Changing lives of American Farmers Packet w/?s
1) Reading on Wabash S.C. Case & ICC w/ ?s
Test (17-18)
1)
Complete Readings: Selection on Washington/Dubois
Ch 19
1) Complete Progressive Presidential Flexagon due
Monday 2/3
Test (18& 19)
Complete Philosophy of Imperialism WKST – will
discuss in class
1) TCI Imperialism Packet – Viewpoints on SpanAmerican War
1)
Presentation
Activity
1)
2)
Reading: Causes of WWI /Excerpt War Message
Reading: Wilson & Treaty of Versailles
Ch 22
1920s Online Assignment : due 2/22
Holiday
Holiday
Holiday
Test (20-22)
1)
2)
Ch 23
Finish Readings: Red Scare Documents
WKST: Business of America /Write out Main Idea
Online Assignment
Due
Essay Test
Ch 24
1) FDR’s Inaugural Address
Opposing Viewpoints: New Deal Readings due 3/3
Quiz
Ch 25
Padeia Seminar
EXAM
1)
Spring Break
Spring Break
Reading Causes of WWII
Spring Break (Prepare for Mid-Term Exam)
Date
Day
Topic of Class
3/17
M
WWII (Home Front)
3/18
Tu
Mid Term Exam:
3/19
3/20
W
Th
WWII
WWII
3/21
F
WWII Conferences
3/24
M
Test: WWII
3/25
Tu
3/26
W
Early Cold War/Phases of
Containment
Early Cold War
3/27
3/28
Th
F
1950s (Domestic)
1950s (Domestic)
3/31
4/1
4/2
4/3
M
Tu
W
Th
1950s/Civil Rights
Civil Rights
Civil Rights
Essay : Early Cold War/Civil Rights
4/4
F
1960s/JFK
4/7
4/8
4/9
M
Tu
W
1960s /LBJ
1960s
Vietnam
4/10
Th
Vietnam
4/11
F
Vietnam
*4/14
4/15
4/16
4/17
4/18
M
Tu
W
Th
F
1970s
1970s & Nixon
Test (1960s/Vietnam)
Early Dismissal: 1970s Continued
Holiday
4/21
4/22
M
Tu
4/23
W
4/24
Th
4/25
F
Nixon
Modern Presidents Overview
Ford-Present
Modern Presidents Overview
Ford-Present
Modern Presidents Overview
Ford-Present
Final Review
4/28
4/29
4/30
5/1
M
Tu
W
Th
5/2
F
5/5
5/6
5/7
5/8
5/9
M
Tu
W
Th
F
Textbook
Reading (Due by
date)
Assessment
Homework/Other Readings
Ch 26
Mid-Term(1722)
Mid Term Exam
Quiz (WWII)
Readings: Primary Source Analysis on Use of Atomic
Bomb
Ch 27
Test: WWII (Ch
22& 23)
1) Reading: Primary/Secondary Source Selections on
Early Cold War
Ch 28
Quiz (1950s)
1) MLK: Letters from a Birmingham Jail / APPARTS
Essay Exam (Ch
24 & 25)
1) LBJ’s: Great Society Speech/APPARTS
Ch 29
1) Hmwk: Watergate Reading w/ Questions
Test: Ch 26&27
Holiday
Holiday
Book Projects Due
by 11:59 pm
Final Review
Final Review
Final Review
*Possible Final Exam (depends on
STAAR schedule)
*Possible Final Exam (depends on
STAAR schedule)
Final?
Final Exam- Essay
Final Exam-Objective
Final
Final
Final?
Holiday