Minnesota History
HIST 1101
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Summer 2024
Week 1/ Quiz 1:
Week begins on: Tuesday, May 28. Final deadline Tuesday 6/4 at NOON. |
Topics Covered |
Assigned readings for Discussion Posts + Weekly Quiz CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF ALL COURSE DEADLINES |
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Introduction to the Course
and to Minnesota History Native American groups Early Fur Trade and Early Explorers Impact of Continued European Presence in Minnesota Transition to American Rule; Founding of Fort Snelling New Generation of Fur Traders
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1. Prologue to Haymakers, p. 3-17. Click here for a free Google books Preview of North Country. It stops after a certain amount of pages but it will help you get a start on the readings if you're waiting for your books to arrive: North Country: The Making of Minnesota - Mary Lethert Wingerd - Google Books *Remember I strongly encourage folks to purchase a hard copy of the book since it contains glossy pages of images and image essays, but this e-book is a good short term workaround. 2. North Country, Prologue, pp. xi-xvii. 3. North Country, Chapter 1, p. 1-23. *Be sure to include reading the image essays and looking at the images as part of your reading.* 4. North Country, Chapter 2, ONLY p. 40-41. We will not be reading the bulk of this chapter; see the note-taking guide for some important terms to note. 5. North Country, Chapter 3, ONLY p. 52-74. 6. North Country, Chapter 4, p. 75-100. *Be sure to include reading the image essays and looking at the images as part of your reading.* [We are skipping all of Chapter 5.]
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Week 2/Quiz 2:
Tuesday, June 4 Final deadline Tuesday 6/11 at NOON |
Topics Covered |
Assigned readings for Discussion Posts + Weekly Quiz |
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The Treaty Process Early Timber Trading Impact on Mixed-Race People The (Bumpy) Road to Minnesota Territory and Statehood Minnesotans in the U.S. Civil War Early European Immigrants to Minnesota
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1. North Country, Chapter 6, ONLY pp. 128-150. *Be sure to include reading the image essays and looking at the images as part of your reading.* 2. North Country, Chapter 7, pp. 160-162 ("Making St. Paul"), p. 176-184 ("Minnesota-- A Territory at Last.") 3. North Country, Chapter 8, ONLY pp. 185-204, look at the map on p. 221. *Also be sure to include reading the image essays and looking at the images as part of your reading, even though these are outside of the assigned pages in Chapter 8.* 4. North Country, Chapter 9, ONLY pp. 247-254 ("Making Minnesota") 5.
Look at this
Interactive Map of Minnesota Treaties. Click through and read the
information about each treaty. It will give you a sense of how this all
played out, geographically speaking. Next, read ONE of the following
treaties -- your choice. Try to figure out what was taken from Native
Americans, and what they were given in return. 6. "A Hope and a Future," in Haymakers, pp. 19-45 7. North Country, Chapter 10,
ONLY pp. 280- 287(brief discussion of Minnesota's role in the Civil War.) 8. Civil
War Letters from the Christie Family 9. Watch this short video "War for the West: Minnesota Regiments in the Civil War"
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Week 3/Quiz
3:
Tuesday, June 11 Final deadline Tuesday 6/18 at NOON |
Topics
Covered The Dakota Conflict and the Cataclysm on the Minnesota European Immigrants to Minnesota Development of the Iron Range
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Assigned readings for Discussion Posts + Weekly Quiz 1. North Country, chapter 10, ONLY pp. middle of 276-280, 293-300. 2. North Country, Chapter 11, pp. 338-345. "The Final Act." AND all Images and Image Essays -- look at and read all the glossy pages in this chapter. We will rely on the radio documentary to learn about this topic, but I also want your understanding to be informed by this material.
3. Radio
Documentary
This American Life: Little War on the Prairie. You can listen
on-line or download this. Reading the transcript is also an option
but I highly suggest listening to it.
7. OPTIONAL: "Years of Change on the Iron Range." *This is an article that is located on D2L (Materials --> Content) You may read this article and write a one-page summary if you'd like to earn an extra ticket.
NORTH COUNTRY NOTE-TAKING GUIDE |
Week 4/Quiz 4:
Tuesday, June 18 Final deadline Tuesday 6/25 at NOON |
Topics
Covered The Duluth Lynching The Great Depression in MinnesotaThe CCC and the WPA The Truckers Strike
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Assigned readings for Discussion Posts + Weekly Quiz 1. Background about the Duluth Lynching from Minnesota Public Radio. Click here to either read a radio story about the lynching. I recommend listening if you can! You can also view the postcard here, which contains upsetting images.
2. More material about the lynching
from Minnesota Public Radio [these websites have been archived to it
takes a minute or so for it to load -- thanks for your patience.] 4a. Background information 4b. The legal proceedings 5. Built to Last: The legacy of the CCC in Minnesota (video; 26 minutes). You do not need to keep track of timestamps for citations but you should note the names of the CCC projects with some details about each. 6. The Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Minnesota. Follow this link to read a short description of the WPA (another Great Depression-era government agency) and see some examples in Minnesota.
Optional: Read this website about the CCC in MN. (more information and photos, if you're interested)
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Week 5/Quiz
5:
Tuesday, June 25 Final deadline Tuesday, 7/2 at NOON |
Topics Covered |
Assigned readings for Discussion Posts + Weekly Quiz |
Minnesota in the 40s and 50s (various topics) |
1.
Information about Native American Boarding Schools. This
website provides a general introduction to the topic of boarding schools
earlier in the twentieth century. Although, in places, this site
focuses on boarding schools in the Northwest, it provides valuable
context and information relevant for our course.
Skim this website, and scroll down to see a typical daily
schedule. 4. Listen to this radio documentary (and the following interviews) "No Jews Allowed" (approximately 54 minutes.) 5. 'Into the bright sunshine' -- Hubert Humphrey's civil-rights agenda. *This will take up to 30 seconds to load. Please be patient. [Part of recent coverage marking HHH's 100th birthday.] 6. Watch this award-winning documentary "Jim Crow of the North" (57 minutes) Before you watch, look at some questions I have posted in D2L Materials>Content. They will inform your viewing, note-taking, and discussion posts. If you will be choosing the Mapping Prejudice paper assignment, watch this video before you begin coding the deeds. 7. Optional: "Mapping Prejudice." Click here to see their map (scroll down) and learn about this innovative public history project. |
Week 6/No Quiz:
Tuesday, July 2 ends Tues. 7/9 at NOON. |
Topics Covered NONE |
Assigned readings for Discussion Posts + Weekly Quiz NONE. Use your time this week to complete Paper #1. Remember you can earn 5 points extra credit added to your paper score if you meet with a (free!) ARCC writing tutor. College success tip: If you find yourself with extra time this week, look ahead and get a start on next week's readings. There is more reading assigned next week, including selections of a book. |
Week 7/Quiz 6:
Tuesday, July 9 Final deadline Tuesday 7/16 at NOON |
Topics Covered Class Action
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Assigned readings for Discussion Posts + Weekly Quiz 1. Learn about the fishing issue, decided by the "Voight decision," or LCO vs. Voight. This website begins with some background and then discusses the important legal cases (called "LCO") in the "Federal Courts Reaffirm" section. Pay attention to what the judges ruled and why. Northrup discusses a similar issue in his chapter.
2. Choose "Warriors" OR "Veterans" in Rez Road
Follies.
4. Class Action, assigned selections are: |
Week 8/Quiz 7:
Tuesday, July 16 Final deadline Tuesday 7/23 at NOON |
Topics Covered |
Assigned readings for Discussion Posts + Weekly Quiz |
Hmong Immigrants to MN |
1. Read this
short essay about the
history of the Hmong people and how they became migrants to the
United States. 2. The Latehomecomer: a Hmong Family Memoir. Required: Read Chapters 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 11, 15 (In chapters 4 and 5,
her family spends seven years in a refugee camp. Chapter 6
describes her time in a temporary camp and departure for America.
Between Chapters 11 and 15 she begins college and her beloved
grandmother dies.)
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Week 9/Quiz
8:
Tuesday, July 23 Final deadline Tuesday 7/30 at NOON |
Topics Covered How are Minnesotans grappling with their past? Plus, history in the news! |
Assigned readings for Discussion Posts + Weekly
Quiz *At least one of your Discussion Posts this week must be a "final reflections" post; instructions will be posted on D2L. 1. "Blue Silos" in Haymakers, pp. 139-172.
2. MN
2020 Census -- Article about changing population (you can click on
the interactive maps) 4. Who was behind the "Save Lake Calhoun" movement? MPR article 5. How should we reflect on the legacy of the Dakota Conflict and Fort Snelling in particular? (Editorial in the Star Tribune written by a history professor at SW-MSU, Dr. Jeff Kolnick -- this is his personal copy provided to Prof. Janke, since the Star Tribune no longer offers a link to the article.) 6. Thinking About the 150th Anniversary of the US-Dakota Conflict. 7. North Country, Epilogue, p. 346-360. 8. Minnesota Needs a New State Flag (reading in D2L > Materials> Content) 9. Just for fun: Some of the strangest new flag proposals! https://racketmn.com/new-mn-state-flag-design-submissions |
Week 10: Tuesday, July 30 until
class ends on Friday, August 2 at NOON. No Discussion or Quiz this week
-- use the time to work on Paper #2 and
meet
with a writing tutor for extra credit, if possible. You may also continue
to use tickets up until the end of the course.
You may complete a third paper for extra credit, also with a final deadline of
Friday at noon. Post in Contact Linda with questions.