Required Reading

Primary and secondary sources on the Internet--See the Documents page

Jack N. Rakove, James Madison and the Creation of the American Republic

Harry L. Watson, Liberty and Power: The Politics of Jacksonian America

Course Policies
Students are required to have their own email account.
Students using English as a second language should see me to discuss accommodations.
Makeup exams are allowed and are given toward the end of the term. A student who needs to take a makeup should see the instructor about setting up a time for the exam.
Work that is turned in late will be accepted, but the grade will be lowered. (Work that is turned in late due to technical problems beyond your control will not be counted off. If you are having problems with your computer, you need to do your work in an Missouri State computer lab. If Bearmail/Missouri State email is down, then the due date will be extended.)
For the course grade, you must have at least a 90% average for an A, 80% for a B, 70% for a C, and 60% for a D.
Academic Dishonesty. Any student participating in any form of academic dishonesty will be subject to sanctions as described in the Student Academic Integrity Policies and Procedures, which can be found at http://www.missouristate.edu/acadaff/AcademicIntegrity.html (also available at the Reserves Desk in Meyer Library).
Disability accommodation. To request accommodations for disability, students must contact Disability Services (http://www.missouristate.edu/disability), Plaster Student Union Suite 405, (417) 836-4192; TTY (417) 836-6792.  Students must provide documentation of disability to Disability Services prior to receiving accommodations.
Nondiscrimination. Missouri State policy on nondiscrimination: http://www.missouristate.edu/eoaa.htm.
Class drop policy. If you stop attending this class but do not follow proper procedure for dropping the class, you will receive a failing grade and will also be financially obligated.  To drop a class anytime after the first week, you must turn in a drop slip at an authorized registration center (see 2002/2003 Missouri State Undergraduate Catalog, pp. 51-52; http://www.missouristate.edu/recreg/chnsched.html).  You do not need to obtain any signatures on the drop slip.
 

Lecture Topics and Reading Assignments 

Part I

A.  Introduction: Revolutionary America

B.  Liberty Gained or the Critical Period, the 1780s

Articles of Confederation

Treaty of 1783

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Rakove, Madison, Chapter 4 

C. Constitution: Philadelphia Convention to Bill of Rights

Virginia Plan

U. S. Constitution

James Madison, Essays in The Federalist

Patrick Henry, Speeches in the Virginia Ratifying Convention

Rakove, Madison, Chapters 5-8

D. Federalist Court and Republican Opposition

Alexander Hamilton, opinion on the constitutionality of the BUS
Thomas Jefferson, opinion on the constitutionality of the BUSMadison, Essays in the National Gazette
U. S. Constitution, Bill of Rights
Jay Court, On Advisory Opinions

Rakove, Madison, Chapters 9-11

E. Whiskey Rebellion

F. Federalists and the War of the French Revolution

Sedition Act
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions    
Rakove, Madison, Chapter 12

Part 2

A. Republicans in Power, Imperialism, and Indian Policy

Jefferson, Peace with the Indians
John Marshall, Marbury v. Madison
Tecumseh and Tenkswatawa
Rakove, Madison, Chapter 13

B.  War of 1812

Madison, on British Policy
Resolutions of the Hartford Convention
Rakove, Madison, Chapters 14-15

C. Era of Good Feelings

James Monroe, on the Harmony of Opinion

D. From Republicans to Whigs and Democrats
Watson, Liberty and Power, Chapters 2-3, 6, and 8

Part  3

A. Jacksonian Era and Indian Removal
Andrew Jackson

Indian Removal
Bank Veto

Watson, Liberty and Power, Chapters 4-5

B. Blacks, Slavery, and Abolitionism

Frederick Douglass, “What to the Slave is the 4^th of July?”

C.  Women and Reform

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments

D.  Manifest Destiny

James Polk, War Message
Watson, Liberty and Power, Chapter 7

E. Trans-Mississippi West

Sources on Missouri

Exams

There will be three exams (each the same weight in the course grade) that will consist of identification (1/3 of the exam) and essay questions (2/3 of the exam). The identification items will be given in advance. They will consist of terms to define, and major events, people, government acts, organizations, publications, treaties, and battles to identify--give a brief description of the item, tell who was involved, when and where it occurred, and state why it was significant. In preparing for the exams, you are responsible for all lecture notes. In the essay part, you will be graded on organization and clarity as well as accuracy of information. You should be comprehensive in discussing all significant points and giving examples to support your statements. Particular dates are not required, but you should show development through time and keep events in the correct chronological sequence. 
There will be a review before each exam.
Bring examination ("blue") books for the exams.

Essay

There will be an  essay assignment, approximately 5 pages, or 1000-1250 words, in length, on a primary source. See the Assignments page. See the Dates page for the due date.

Dates--See the Dates page