One of the most difficult professors | had in my PhD program was

Discussion #1This discussion for Unit 4 covers the week’s readings. The goal of these discussions is to encourage you
to read carefully and think broadly and deeply about the material

One of the most difficult professors | had in my PhD program was .. because he made us think about thinking and think
about the material very deeply. We get so busy with life that we eschew time for deep thinking, but the thinking skills
required in this course and in the Military History major are important life and career skills. | want you to make time in
this course, and | have designed it with that in mind. We read less material more carefully and try to have the time to
really think about it. This goal makes the discussion an important and major part of the class assessment. Your initial
post is due by, with your response post due by. These will be assessed using the discussion rubric, which is available in
several places in the course. The majority of the assessment points go to the content and thinking of the initial post. Part
of the assessment is dedicated to the response to a classmate. Please note, also, that a part of the assessment
addresses writing conventions. Clear and clean writing is a critical part of what historians do.

ULOs
Discuss America’s struggle with civil-military relations during the post-Revolutionary era

Analyze America’s struggle to preserve the New Republic’s independence during the years from 1783-1815,
Directions

Analyze the War of 1812 in the following ways: what were the motives and characteristics of the war; why was it the

“strangest war in American history; how did the war change American ideology and military policy; how did the war foster
an American myth about defeating the British?