HISTORY OF TENNESSEE
(HIST 2030)
SUMMER 2005
Instructor: Adjunct Professor Jerry Alan Sayers
e-mail: dusty@sayersnet.com
web page: http://www.sayersnet.com/history
Textbooks:
Paul Bergeron, Stephen Ash, and Jeanette Keith, Tennesseans and their History
Wilma Dykeman, Tennessee: A History
Objective: The purpose of this
course is to provide college-level instruction in Tennessee
History. This course will include extensive readings, lectures,
analysis of primary sources, essay writing, and the creation of a
research paper.
Evaluation:
Take-home mid-term exam: 25%
In-class final exam: 25%
Research paper: 25%
Average of other work: 25%
Other work will consist of small writing assignments, quizzes (both announced and pop quizzes), and class discussions.
Grading Scale:
This course is being offered for college credit, and, as such will be
graded on the scale typically used at East Tennessee State University:
A........100-94
A-........93-90
B+........89-87
B.........86-84
B-........83-80
C+........79-77
C.........76-74
C-........73-70
D+........69-67
D.........66-60
F.........59-0
Rules:
1. Come to class. Attendance is mandatory; excessive absences will affect your grade.
2. Be punctual.
3. Respect the rights of others.
4. Be honest.
5. Be prepared; bring your textbooks and notebook to class each day.
6. Quid pro quo
Class Schedule
This lists the times and topics for each class meeting, along with any
reading or work that should be done by the time that class
begins. Pages numbers are from Tennesseans and their
History. Other work or quizzes may be added; for your own
convenience, pencil them in as you learn about them!
Monday, 6 June, 3.30-4.30
Introduction & Geography of Tennessee
Tuesday, 7 June, 1.00-3.00
Early exploration, early settlement, and the Revolutionary War Pages 1-33
Quiz: Geographic Regions of Tennessee (page 2)
Wednesday, 8 June, 9.30-11.30
The State of Franklin, the Southwest Territory, and Tennessee Pages 33-67
Quiz: Rivers in Tennessee (Bergeron, Ash, Keith pages 23, 30, 271; Dykeman page xv)
Friday, 10 June, 9.30-11.30
The rise of Tennessee
Pages 68-91
Monday, 13 June, 7.00----
Movie night!
Tuesday, 14 June, 9.30-11.30
The Antebellum years
Pages 92-131
Thursday, 16 June, 9.00-2.00
Oak Hill School
Session
Monday, 20 June, 9.30-11.30
The War between the
States
Pages 132-157
Wednesday, 22 June, 9.30-11.30
Reconstruction and the New
South
Pages 158-209
Take-home mid-term due at 9.30
Thursday, 23 June, 7.00----
Movie Night!
Friday, 24 June, 9.30-11.30
The Progressives and the Great
War
Pages 210-234
Tuesday, 28 June, 9.30-11.30
The Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression and World
War II Pages 235-286
Thursday, 30 June, 9.30-11.30
Civil Rights and modern
Tennessee
Pages 287-339
Monday, 4 July, 9.00
Research Project Due
Wednesday, 6 July, 9.30-11.30
Final exam in class
This page last updated 29 June, 2005.