Alabama Social Studies SS24.4.6

SS24.4.6 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• SS24.4.6a

  Summarize the contributions of different groups and individuals to the American Revolution.

• SS24.4.6b

  Describe events that took place in Alabama during the Revolution, including the Spanish seizure of Mobile and the Battle of Fort Charlotte, and explain the invo...

• SS24.4.6c

  Summarize the principles of the Declaration of Independence.

• SS24.4.6d

  Explain how the Treaty of Paris (1783) and Pinckney’s Treaty helped set the boundaries of the United States, including the area that would become Alabama.

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What Students Need to Do

Put Lexington and Concord, Saratoga, and Yorktown in order and tell why each mattered. Describe how different groups shaped the war, including Native nations and the Spanish force that took Fort Charlotte at Mobile. Explain the Declaration's ideas about rights and government, then find early U.S. borders near Alabama on a map.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students explain that Lexington and Concord began the fighting, Saratoga helped win French support, and Yorktown brought a British surrender. They describe Spain's capture of Fort Charlotte, explain that Native nations chose different alliances, and name a contribution by women or enslaved people. They explain rights and consent of the governed, then show how the two treaties set boundaries at the Mississippi River and 31st parallel.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may call Saratoga the final battle or say the war ended the day Yorktown fell. They may assume all Native nations fought on one side or that Mobile was already part of the United States. Some confuse the Declaration with a treaty that set borders.

04

How to Assess It

Give students a map with the Mississippi River, 31st parallel, and Mobile marked. Ask: "Which treaty recognized the western boundary, which confirmed the southern boundary, and why was Mobile outside the United States?"

1. 01

   Give pairs dated cards for Lexington and Concord, Saratoga, Yorktown, and Fort Charlotte; have them build a timeline and mark battles on a map.

2. 02

   Ask students to write: "Who lacked the rights named in the Declaration?" Require an example involving enslaved people or Native nations.

3. 03

   Play timeline match: students pair each battle with its result, then match Bernardo de Gálvez, French troops, and Creek groups with their wartime roles.

4. 04

   On a current Alabama map, mark Mobile and the 31st parallel; compare a 1795 map to see why Mobile stayed Spanish.

• SS24.6.7

  Identify causes and events leading to the War for Independence, including salutary neglect, the Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Intole...

• SS24.6.8

  Differentiate among the outcomes of major events and campaigns of the War for Independence, including the northern, middle, southern, and western theaters.

• SS24.4.5b

  Describe key events that caused tension and led American colonists to protest against Great Britain, including the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Boston ...