DEPARTMENT OF HISTORYHIST 3540 Southern Industry to 1865; Lowder 27 TR 8:00-9:15
Dr. Angela Lakwete, 319 Thach Hall
Phone: 334 844-6635; Email: lakwete@auburn.edu
Office Hours: Posted, drop-ins, by appointment.
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORYMorris, Christopher. Becoming Southern: The Evolution of a Way of Life, Warren County and Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1770-1860. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. ISBN: 978-0195134216
Evans, Curtis J. Conquest of Labor: Daniel Pratt and Southern Industrialization. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2001. ISBN 978-0807126950
Rampolla, Mary Lynn. A Pocket Guide to Writing in History. Boston: Beford/St. Martin's, latest edition.
Course Description.
This course investigates manufacturing in the United States South, particularly the Lower South, from the colonial period to about 1865. Through the lives of white, free black, and enslaved women and men, students will learn about processing, extractive, and manufacturing industries and related transportation and services industries and their cultural and political contexts.
Course Objectives.
The primary goal of the course is to expose students to antebellum southern history through the lives of laborers, artisans, and industrialists, through the industries they developed, and through the economic and political contexts within which they worked. Students will gain experience in archival research and in developing narratives through writing exercises and oral presentations.
Course Requirements..
Students must come to class prepared having read, completed, and considered any assignment due for the day. They will be familiar with the assigned material and come with probing questions to spark class discussion.
It will be important that students take good notes. For help honing that critical skill, students should consult the Student Success Center in Cater Hall. For writing help, they should consult the Miller Writing Center in the library.
Attendence Policy. Here is the university's attendance policy.
Laptop and Cell Phone Use.
Students may never use a laptop or cell phone during class. If I see a student using a cellphone or other electronic device for anything other than a dire emergency, the student will have to put it on the front desk for the duration of the class. There will be no grace period for this policy.
Quizzes, Tests, and Projects.
Quizzes: Expect at least one quiz or other type of graded exercise each week on any aspect of the assignment. These may not be made up and will constitute 40% of the overall grade. Here is the rubric or rule I use to grade your quizzes.
Tests: There will be two tests, a mid-term and a final. They will combine short answer questions with longer essay questions. I will post a study guide but you will rely on the lectures, class discussions, and reading notes to review. Each test is worth 20% for a combined 40% of the overall grade.
Project: The project will consist of a five-page paper on a topic in antebellum southern industry. It will combine primary sources available at the university library with primary and secondary sources used in class. Students will clear their topics with me and submit a title and thesis before commencing research. The Project Guidelines sheet below includes details on format, footnoting, and illustrations. Students will present a brief oral summary to the class. The paper and oral presentation constitute 20% of the overall grade.
Here are the Project Guidelines.
Here is the rubric or rule I will use to grade your project.
Make-Up Policy.
There are no quiz makeups, no project makeup and no final makeup. If you miss the midterm, you must bring me an authorized excuse with the date, time, and verifiable signature. You must give me your excuse within five days of the absence. I will schedule a make up within the following week. All makeups must be completed on or before the last day of class.
Grades.
Your grade is determined by your performance on the quizzes, tests, and the project, weighted as above. A=100-90%; B=89-80%; C=79-70%; D=69-60%; F=59-0%.
Academic Honesty. I pursue plagiarists according to the University's Academic Honesty Code.
Deportment Policy. Read Tiger Cub on appropriate classroom behavior.
Email Policy. Be sure to set your messaging systems to receive my auburn.edu emails.
Students with Disabilities Policy.
Please follow these guidelines: Program for Students with Disabilities. REMEMBER: It will always be your responsibility to remind me at the beginning of a class if there is a particular condition about which I must be aware during that class session.
Withdrawal Policy.
Remember that you may withdraw from this class without penalty until midsemester although you will receive a "W" on your transcript.
Week 01
Jan. 10. Introduction. Please bring Boles, Rampolla, and a copy of syllabus.
Jan. 12. Boles Ch. 1-5: From the Beginning through the Revolutionary War.
Week 02
Jan. 17 Exercises: Documents: Richard C. Crotosse, Indentured Servant, Va. Colony, 1684; Census of Louisiana, 1704
Jan 19. Boles Ch. 6-10: From the First War with Britain to the Second.
Week 03
Jan. 24. Exercises: Documents: Thomas Jefferson v. Alexander Hamilton
Jan. 26. Boles Ch.11-15: The Old South and Southern Industry
Week 04
Jan. 31. Boles Ch. 16-19: The Civil War and the Aftermath
Feb. 2. Quiz: Recalling Boles, Documents, and Major Issues in U.S. and Southern History
Week 05
Feb. 7. Archival Research: Lecture and Exercises
Feb. 9. Archival Research: Library: The Federal Census, Population Schedules. Meet at Mell St.Entrance.
Week 06
Feb. 14. Film & Quiz: Southern Makers: Furniture
Feb. 16. Becoming Southern: Introduction
Week 07
Feb. 21. Becoming Southern: Ch. 1-2: Cattle and Cotton
Feb. 23. Becoming Southern: Ch. 3-4: Southern Families
Week 08
Feb. 28. MID TERM: Boles, Documents, Research, Morris to Ch. 4.
March 1. Southern Makers: Cotton Gins and Machines.
Week 09
March 6. Becoming Southern: Ch. 5-6: Patriarchy and Urbanization
March 8. Film & Quiz: Southern Makers: Blacksmithing and Carpentry.
Week 10 SPRING BREAK | ALL PAPER TOPICS MUST BE APPROVED BEFORE BREAK.
Week 11
March 20. Becoming Southern: Ch. 7-10: Vicksburg Matures and Falls.
March 22. Exercises: Becoming Southern
Week 12
March 27. Daniel Pratt, Prologue, Ch. 1-3
March 29. Daniel Pratt, Ch. 4-6
Week 13
April 3. Exercises: Document: William Gregg, His Critique of Southern Industry, 1850
April 5. Archival Research: Library: The Federal Census, Industrial Schedules. Meet at Mell St.Entrance.
Week 14
April 10. Daniel Pratt, Ch. 7-10, Epilogue
April 12. Film & Quiz: Southern Industry and Civil War.
Week 15 RESEARCH & WRITING WEEK
April 17. Self-directed research and writing.
April 19. Self-directed research and writing.
Week 16 LAST CLASS: PAPERS DUE
April 24. Oral Presentations
FINAL EXAMS