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| | [[American History Lecture Six|Lecture]] - [[American_History_Homework_Six|Questions]] - [[American History Homework Six Answers|Student Answers]] | | [[American History Lecture Six|Lecture]] - [[American_History_Homework_Six|Questions]] - [[American History Homework Six Answers|Student Answers]] |
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| − | This is a good time to pause and consider if you would like to take the CLEP exam for college credit at the end of this course. The cost is less than $100, the time is at your convenience at a local community college, and the credit earned can be worth thousands of dollars. Please let me know if you are interested in this. | + | This is a good time to pause and consider if you would like to take the CLEP exam for college credit at the end of this course. The cost is less than $100, the time is at your convenience at a local community college, and the credit earned can be worth thousands of dollars. |
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| − | We will have a midterm exam in this course in '''two weeks''', covering all the material through this Lecture (through Reconstruction, which means through 1876). The distribution of questions will be similar to the distribution on the CLEP exam, so do not spend too much time on an area that will not have many questions. '''There is no written homework this week; instead, study for the exam'''. | + | We will have a 15-question online quiz in this course prior to next week, covering all the material through this Lecture (through Reconstruction, which means through 1876). '''There is no written homework this week; instead, study for the exam'''. |
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| | In 1835, a Frenchman named Alexis de Tocqueville published a book entitled "Democracy in America," which was collection of observations about our young nation based on his nine-month visit. This book remains the most comprehensive analysis of American culture, and includes many insightful statements like "the religious aspect of the country was the first thing that struck my attention." De Tocqueville also observed about America, "I have nowhere seen woman occupying a loftier position." | | In 1835, a Frenchman named Alexis de Tocqueville published a book entitled "Democracy in America," which was collection of observations about our young nation based on his nine-month visit. This book remains the most comprehensive analysis of American culture, and includes many insightful statements like "the religious aspect of the country was the first thing that struck my attention." De Tocqueville also observed about America, "I have nowhere seen woman occupying a loftier position." |
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| | South Carolina moved quickly. The first convention met in Charleston, South Carolina on December 20, and ''unanimously'' passed the first ordinance of secession: | | South Carolina moved quickly. The first convention met in Charleston, South Carolina on December 20, and ''unanimously'' passed the first ordinance of secession: |
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| | {{cquote|We, the people of the State of South Carolina in convention assembled, do declare and ordain ... that the Union now subsisting between South Carolina and other States, under the name of 'the United States of America,' is hereby dissolved.}} | | {{cquote|We, the people of the State of South Carolina in convention assembled, do declare and ordain ... that the Union now subsisting between South Carolina and other States, under the name of 'the United States of America,' is hereby dissolved.}} |
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| | With that, South Carolina declared herself a new and independent country, and her residents celebrated with parties, fireworks, and revelry in the streets. | | With that, South Carolina declared herself a new and independent country, and her residents celebrated with parties, fireworks, and revelry in the streets. |
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