| # | DATE | TOPIC | READING | ASSIGNMENTS |
| 01. | Sep. 02 | The First Americans | Chapter 1 | |
| 02. | Sep. 07 | The Columbus Exchange | Chapter 1 | Quiz #1 bonus |
| 03. | Sep. 09 | Why British Colonization? | Chapter 1 | class meets 8:40-9:20 |
| 04. | Sep. 12 | Jamestown | Chapter 1 | |
| 05. | Sep. 14 | Southern Regional Culture | Chapter 2 | Quiz #2 in class |
| 06. | Sep. 16 | Pilgrims | Chapter 2 | |
| 07. | Sep. 19 | Puritans | Chapter 2 | |
| 08. | Sep. 21 | New England Regional Culture | Chapter 2 | |
| 09. | Sep. 23 | New York Regional Culture | Chapter 2 | Quiz #3 bonus |
| 10. | Sep. 26 | 18th Century Transformations | Chapter 3 | |
| 11. | Sep. 28 | Ben Franklin | Chapter 3 | Quiz #4 in class |
| 12. | Sep. 30 | Old Empire | Chapter 4 | |
| 13. | Oct. 03 | Last of the Mohicans | Chapter 4 | 1st report due by e-mail |
| 14. | Oct. 05 | New Empire | Chapter 4 | Quiz #5 on map |
| 15. | Oct. 07 | no class meeting | Chapter 4 | |
| 16. | Oct. 10 | Adams Chronicles | Chapter 4 | Quiz #6 bonus |
| 17. | Oct. 12 | Causes of Revolution | Chapter 5 | |
| 18. | Oct. 14 | Revolution | Chapter 5 | |
| 19. | Oct. 17 | midterm exam | midterm exam | |
| 20. | Oct. 19 | Constitution | Chapter 6 | |
| 21. | Oct. 21 | Constitution | Chapter 6 | |
| 22. | Oct. 24 | Constitution | Chapter 6 | |
| 23. | Oct. 26 | Federalism | Chapter 6 | Quiz #7 in class |
| 24. | Oct. 28 | Federalism | Chapter 6 | |
| 25. | Oct. 31 | Republicanism | Chapter 7 | |
| 26. | Nov. 02 | Aaron Burr | Chapter 7 | 2nd report due by e-mail |
| 27. | Nov. 04 | Economic Takeoff | Chapter 8 | Quiz #8 bonus |
| 28. | Nov. 07 | How the West Was Won | Chapter 8 | |
| 29. | Nov. 09 | Armory Method | Chapter 10 | |
| 30. | Nov. 11 | Jacksonian Democracy | Chapter 9 | |
| 31. | Nov. 14 | Electioneering | Chapter 9 | Quiz #9 in class |
| 32. | Nov. 16 | American Renaissance | Chapter 12 | |
| 33. | Nov. 18 | American Renaissance | Chapter 12 | |
| 34. | Nov. 21 | Reform | Chapter 12 | |
| 35. | Nov. 23 | Old South | Chapter 11 | Quiz #10 bonus |
| (Thanksgiving Holiday Nov. 25) | ||||
| 36. | Nov. 28 | Manifest Destiny | Chapter 13 | |
| 37. | Nov. 30 | War with Mexico | Chapter 13 | 3rd report due by e-mail |
| 38. | Dec. 02 | Nativism | Chapter 13 | |
| 39. | Dec. 05 | Civil War | Chapter 14 | |
| 40. | Dec. 07 | Civil War | Chapter 14 | extra credit due |
| 41. | Dec. 09 | no class meeting | Chapter 14 | Quiz #12 bonus |
| 42. | Dec. 12 | Civil War | Chapter 14 | |
| Dec. 14 | Final Exam 8-10 in PJ215 | final exam |