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Monday, January 11 |
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Course introduction, chat about colonial history. |
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January 13 |
Major Problems in American Colonial History (Hereafter MP), Introduction and Chapter 1. |
Be ready to talk about the material. Come armed with questions and thoughts about what is said in the reading and how it reinforces or challenges what you know about colonial history. |
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Monday, January 18 |
Keep reading. |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday-No School |
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January 20 |
—A Pocket Guide to Writing in History (hereafter Rampolla), 1-26, 31-34 (through 3b-6). —MP, Chapter 2. |
Pay particular attention to the Rampolla reading--there are some great tips there to help you reading primary and secondary sources |
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Monday, January 25 |
—MP, Chapter 3 —Morgan, American Slavery, American Freedom (hereafter, Morgan), pp. 3-211. Note: We will discuss these readings on Wednesday, 1/27 due to the school cancellation. |
Reading Tip: Remember to get all the help you can interpreting the material we read. One excellent way to help you understand the monographs is to search out reviews. This link will take you to a review of Morgan’s book. You must be on campus or using the VPN client for the link to work. |
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January 27 |
—MP, Chapter 3 —Morgan, American Slavery, American Freedom (hereafter, Morgan), pp. 3-211. |
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Monday, February 1 |
—Morgan, pp. 212-292. (Book 3) —Rampolla, Chapters 4 & 5. —Peter N. Moogk, “Reluctant Exiles: Emigrants from France in Canada before 1760” in The William and Mary Quarterly, Third Series, Vol. 46, No. 3 (Jul., 1989), pp. 463-505 |
The Rampolla reading is assigned to help you understand precisely what the nature of a historical research paper is, and how it should be carried out. Pay particular attention to the section in Ch. 4 on arguments, and how that fits in to chapter 5. —For the journal article you should practice skimming and finding the argument before you go through it. |
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February 3 |
—MP, Chapter 4 —Ulrich, Good Wives, Introduction and Part 1 “Bathsheba”, pp. 3-86. |
Discuss the paper assignment |
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Monday, February 8 |
—Ulrich, Good Wives, Part Two, “Eve,” pp. 87-163. —Elizabeth Reis, “The Devil, the Body, and the Feminine Soul in Puritan New England,” in The Journal of American History, Vol. 82, No. 1 (Jun., 1995), pp. 15-36 |
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February 10 |
—MP, Chapter 5 —Philip J. Greven, Jr., “Family Structure in Seventeenth-Century Andover Massachusetts,” in The William and Mary Quarterly, 3rd, Vol. 23, No. 2 (Apr., 1966), pp. 234-256.
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We will also devote some time today to talking about what a good solid thesis should be for your paper. Please refer to, and bring to class, Rampolla.
—Check out this website for primary and secondary sources if you are interested in following the Salem Witch trials for your paper. |
Monday, February 15 |
—Ulrich, Good Wives, Part Three, “Jael”, and Afterword, pp. 165-241. — Deborah A. Rosen, “Women and Property across Colonial America: A Comparison of Legal Systems in New Mexico and New York” in The William and Mary Quarterly, Third Series, Vol. 60, No. 2 (Apr., 2003), pp. 355-381.
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February 17 |
—MP, Chapter 6 —Ramón A. Gutiérrez, “The Pueblo Revolt and its Aftermath”- Click to Download.
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Monday, February 22 |
—MP, Chapter 7 |
We will try something different here. You should all come ready to discuss the material by bringing along discussion questions for class. |
February 24 |
—Russell R. Menard , “From Servant to Freeholder: Status Mobility and Property Accumulation in Seventeenth-Century Maryland”, The William and Mary Quarterly, Third Series, Vol. 30, No. 1, Chesapeake Society (Jan., 1973), pp. 37-64.
— Barry J. Levy, "'Tender Plants': Quaker Farmers and Children in the Delaware Valley, 1681-1735," in Journal of Family History, 3, (1978), 116-135.
—“They Live Well in the Time of their Service”: George Alsop Writes of Servants in Maryland, 1663.
—“Compare the Ship that bore them hither with Noah’s Ark: Francis Daniel Pastorius Describes his impressions of Pennsylvania, 1683
—“The Air is Sweet and Clear, the Heavens Serene, like the South Parts of France”: William Penn Advertises for Colonists for Pennsylvania, 1683. |
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Monday, March 1 |
—Ira Berlin, Many Thousands Gone, Handout available in MacLean 374. |
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March 3 |
—Finish Morgan, American Slavery, American Freedom.
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Monday, March 8 |
—“Carried Thence for Trafficke of the West Indies Five Hundred Negroes”: Job Hortop and the British Enter the Slave Trade, 1567. —Betty Wood, “Family Lives” in Slavery in Colonial America. Handout. —Peter Wood, “Runaways: Slaves Who Stole Themselves” in Black Majority: Negroes in Colonial South Carolina From 1670-the Stono Rebellion. Handout. |
Listen to and watch this podcast on the production of tobacco in Virginia. |
March 10 |
—Listen to this Colonial Williamsburg podcast on Runaway Slave Advertisements. Runaway Sevant & Slave advertisements from 18th-century Virginia newspapers found at this link. |
Selectively read all the entries for the 1730s (yes there are quite a few). Thinking about what you learned in the Colonial Williamsburg podcast, be ready to interpret these sources in class. If you need help,take a look at these questions. |
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Spring Break. Have a good time and keep on reading. |
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Monday, March 22 |
Major Problems, Ch. 8 |
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March 24 |
Major Problems, Ch. 9 |
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Monday, March 29 |
Major Problems, Ch. 10 |
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March 31 |
Major Problems, Ch. 11
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Monday, April 5 |
Non-Instructional Day |
Non-Instructional Day |
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April 7 |
Michael Crawford, ed., "The Spiritual Travels of Nathan Cole," William and Mary Quarterly 33 (1976): 89-126.
Religion and Society in-class Handout
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Monday, April 12 |
Major Problems, Ch. 12 |
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April 14 |
T. H. Breen, “‘Baubles of Britain’: The American and Consumer Revolutions of the Eighteenth Century,” Past & Present, No. 119 (May, 1988), pp. 73-104; Richard Lyman Bushman, “Markets and Composite Farms in Early America,” The William and Mary Quarterly, Third Series, Vol. 55, No. 3 (Jul., 1998), pp. 351-374
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Monday, April 19 |
Major Problems, Ch. 13 |
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April 21 |
Warren R. Hofstra, "’The Extention of His Majesties Dominions’: The Virginia Backcountry and the Reconfiguration of Imperial Frontiers,” The Journal of American History, Vol. 84, No. 4 (Mar., 1998), pp. 1281-1312;
Cornelia Hughes Dayton, “‘Taking the Trade’: Abortion and Gender Relations in an Eighteenth-Century New England Village,” The William and Mary Quarterly, Third Series, Vol. 48, No. 1 (Jan., 1991), pp. 19-49. —Primary Material: Franklin,"The Way to Wealth," and The Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation, by George Washington.
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Monday, April 26 |
Major Problems, Ch. 14 |
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April 28 |
—Fred Anderson, “A People's Army: Provincial Military Service in Massachusetts during the Seven Years' War,” The William and Mary Quarterly, Third Series, Vol. 40, No. 4 (Oct., 1983), pp. 500-527
— Gary B. Nash, “The Transformation of Urban Politics 1700-1765,” The Journal of American History, Vol. 60, No. 3 (Dec., 1973), pp. 605-632
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Monday, May 3 |
Backcountry Worlds: Native Americans on the eve of Revolution. Handout (available in Ma 374) |
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May 5 |
Study Day |
Study Day |
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