Monday, September 26, 2011

Pueblo Revolt

For this blog assignment, please visit http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6527/ and read the primary source about the Pueblo Revolt - "As They Had Been in Ancient Times": Pedro Naranjo Relates the Pueblo Revolt, 1680.

This blog post is due on Friday, October 8th.

Once you've read this document, addressing the following questions:

What does Pedro Naranjo say caused the rebellion? What is his view of the rebellion?

Monday, September 5, 2011

Welcome! Introduce Yourself!

Welcome to the Class Blog for History 103 (Foundations of American History).

For our first Blog post - to help you adjust to the technology - I'd like you to introduce yourself by telling the class five things about yourself. This can range from your major to your hobbies to random facts. One requirement: please do include your name!

5 Things

1.I did my graduate work at The College of William and Mary in Virginia

2.I specialize in nineteenth and twentieth century history and media studies; but, despite this, most of my teaching has been in the colonial and early national periods of American history (William and Mary sits next to Colonial Williamsburg)

3.I also have a strong interest in the way history is presented in popular films and have, in fact, taught a “History by Hollywood” seminar a number of times at The College of William and Mary and Temple University in Philadelphia.

4.I did my bachelor’s degree at the University of California at San Diego. I had a hard time picking a major so I ended up with History, and with minors in Literature and Political Science (and almost one in Third World Studies).

5.I’m a California native and I miss fish tacos in San Diego, Berkeley’s used bookstores, and the Pacific Ocean.

-- SG