Weekly
Syllabus
Week
of Monday, December 13 through Friday, December 17
We have
a busy week ahead of us as we finish up 2004. We will finish discussing
John Brown, and start talking about the famous Dred Scott v.
Sanford
Supreme Court decision. We will also be formally introduced to Abraham
Lincoln, and get ready for the Civil War upon our return from vacation.
Monday, December
13, 2004 (45 minutes)
Topic:
John Brown
Homework:
Read handout on Dred Scott case
Tuesday, December
14, 2004 (45 minutes)
Topic:
Dred Scott and the plight of African-Americans
Homework:
TBA
Wednesday,
December 15, 2004 (50 minutes)
Topic:
Secession becomes a reality; the foundation of the Confederate States
of America
Homework:
Read the Confederate
Constitution. Please write a one page essay comparing and contrasting
it to the United States Constitution of 1787, and to the United States
Constitution as it stood in 1860.
Thursday, December
16, 2004 (40 minutes)
Topic:
The Congress after secession--the Jesse Bright affair.
Homework:
TBA
Friday, December
17, 2004 (45 minutes)
Topic:
No Class Today!
Homework:
Have a good vacation! See you next year!
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