HIST 101 Y1 • United States History to 1877

Fall 2026 Lecture Calendar

Tuesday & Thursday • 8:30-9:45 a.m. • W243 • Two approximately 35-minute instructional blocks per class meeting

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Exam 1Thursday, October 1
Chapters 2-6
Exam 2Tuesday, November 10
Chapters 7, 9-12
Final Exam / Exam 3Tuesday, December 8, 8:00-9:50 a.m.
Chapters 13-14 + Civil War

Calendar note: Chapter 8 is not assigned. Lecture numbers identify the current classroom sequence; special workshops and exam days are shown separately. Canvas remains the official source for assignment deadlines and any schedule changes.

August 2026

Opening week and Chapters 2-3
DateBlock 1Block 2Notes
Tue, Aug. 18Introduction
Course Introduction & Syllabus Overview
Historiography
Lecture 1: What Is History?
First class meeting
Thu, Aug. 20Historiography
Lecture 2: What Makes History Happen?
Historiography
Lecture 3: Why Do Historians Disagree?
Three-lecture historiography sequence completed
Tue, Aug. 25Chapter 2
Lecture 1
Chapter 2
Lecture 2
Colonization in North America, 1600-1680
Thu, Aug. 27Chapter 2
Lecture 3
Chapter 2
Lecture 4
Chapter 2 classroom sequence completed

September 2026

Chapters 3-6 and Exam 1 preparation
DateBlock 1Block 2Notes
Tue, Sept. 1Chapter 3
Lecture 1
Chapter 3
Lecture 2
Empires, Indians, and the Struggle for Power
Thu, Sept. 3Chapter 3
Lecture 3
Chapter 3
Lecture 4
Locked calendar revision
Tue, Sept. 8Workshop
Slavery Workshop
Chapter 4
Lecture 1
Locked calendar revision
Thu, Sept. 10Chapter 4
Lecture 2
Chapter 4
Lecture 3
Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent
Tue, Sept. 15Chapter 4
Lecture 4
Chapter 5
Lecture 1
Transition from imperial victory to imperial crisis
Thu, Sept. 17Chapter 5
Lecture 2
Chapter 5
Lecture 3
Reform, Resistance, Revolution, 1763-1776
Tue, Sept. 22Chapter 5
Lecture 4
Chapter 6
Lecture 1
Transition into the Revolutionary Republic
Thu, Sept. 24Chapter 6
Lecture 2
Chapter 6
Lecture 3
The Revolutionary Republic, 1776-1789
Tue, Sept. 29Chapter 6
Lecture 4
Workshop
Constitutional Design Workshop
Locked calendar revision; no separate Exam 1 review day

October 2026

Exam 1 and Chapters 7, 9-11
DateBlock 1Block 2Notes
Thu, Oct. 1LECTURE EXAM 1 - Chapters 2-6Full class period
Tue, Oct. 6Chapter 7
Lecture 1
Chapter 7
Lecture 2
Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815
Thu, Oct. 8Chapter 7
Lecture 3
Chapter 7
Lecture 4
Chapter 7 classroom sequence completed
Tue, Oct. 13Chapter 9
Lecture 1
Chapter 9
Lecture 2
Chapter 8 intentionally omitted
Thu, Oct. 15Chapter 9
Lecture 3
Chapter 9
Lecture 4
The Old South, 1790-1850
Tue, Oct. 20Chapter 10
Lecture 1
Chapter 10
Lecture 2
Toward an American Culture, 1815-1850
Thu, Oct. 22Chapter 10
Lecture 3
Chapter 10
Lecture 4
Chapter 10 classroom sequence completed
Tue, Oct. 27Chapter 11
Lecture 1
Chapter 11
Lecture 2
Whigs and Democrats, 1815-1840
Thu, Oct. 29Chapter 11
Lecture 3
Chapter 11
Lecture 4
Trail of Tears capstone launch / bridge
Capstone continues into Chapter 12

November 2026

Chapter 12, Exam 2, and the road to Civil War
DateBlock 1Block 2Notes
Tue, Nov. 3Chapter 12
Lecture 1
Chapter 12
Lecture 2
Antebellum Reform, 1820-1860
Thu, Nov. 5Chapter 12
Lecture 3
Chapter 12
Lecture 4
Exam 2 unit completed
Tue, Nov. 10LECTURE EXAM 2 - Chapters 7, 9-12Full class period
Thu, Nov. 12Chapter 13
Lecture 1
Chapter 13
Lecture 2
Manifest Destiny: An Empire for Liberty-or Slavery?
Tue, Nov. 17Chapter 13
Lecture 3
Chapter 13
Lecture 4
Chapter 13 classroom sequence completed
Thu, Nov. 19Chapter 14
Lecture 1
Chapter 14
Lecture 2
The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860
Tue, Nov. 24Chapter 14
Lecture 3
Chapter 14
Lecture 4
Last class meeting before Thanksgiving break
Thu, Nov. 26NO CLASS - Thanksgiving / College ClosedFall Break

December 2026

Civil War and course conclusion
DateBlock 1Block 2Notes
Tue, Dec. 1Civil War
Lecture 1
Civil War
Lecture 2
OpenStax Chapter 15
Thu, Dec. 3Civil War
Lecture 3
Civil War
Lecture 4 + Course Synthesis
Last regular class meeting

Final Exam / Lecture Exam 3

Tuesday, December 8, 2026 • 8:00-9:50 a.m.
Covers Chapters 13-14 and the Civil War.