American History Lecture Improvements

The 1th, 14th and 15th Amendments should be introduced as the "Reconstruction Amendments."

Discussed the Colored Orphan Asylum Riot 1863 [1], and perhaps other New York City riots.

Clara Barton's contributions should be explained.

Too many students thought that the Whig Party was anti-slavery.

Too many students exaggerated the contributions of Abraham Lincoln between 1840 and 1860.

One of the early homework assignments had a redundancy in it, or enabled students to give the same answer twice.

Lecture 7 explained a phonograph as a "record player," but it is not clear that teenagers in 2008 are any more familiar with a record player as they are with a phonograph.

Adams' undeclared naval war with France could be explained more fully.

Newburgh Addresses (or Conspiracy) need to be explained.

The quote of Thomas Edison's teacher should be to "addled", and the explanation should be afterward about what that term means.

These phrases should be in the key term list:

• taxation without representation
• separation of powers
• checks and balances

Should be an entry on the Constitution itself.