Alabama Social Studies SS24.4.6b
The Standard
- SS24.4.6
- Identify and describe key events of the American Revolution, including the Battles of Lexington and Concord, Saratoga, and Yorktown.
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 involvement of Native Americans.
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students explain how Spanish forces took British-held Mobile by capturing Fort Charlotte in 1780. They describe how Native peoples in the region made choices about alliances during the war.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can point to Mobile on a map and explain that the battle at Fort Charlotte led to Spain taking the town. They can name Creek or Choctaw communities and explain that Native peoples did not all make the same choices.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat the battle and Spain's seizure of Mobile as separate, unrelated events. They may think Spain fought for Britain or that all Native peoples supported one side.
How to Assess It
- Ask students to mark Mobile on a map and answer: Who took it from whom in 1780, what happened at Fort Charlotte, and why might Native communities choose different allies?
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a map of the Gulf Coast and three sticky notes to mark British-held Mobile, the Spanish attack, and Fort Charlotte.
Post two statements, 'Spain wanted Mobile' and 'Native communities wanted to protect their homelands,' then ask students how those goals differed.
Have teams sort four cards: British hold Mobile, Spanish forces arrive, Fort Charlotte surrenders, and Spain controls Mobile.
Compare a present-day map of Mobile Bay with a 1780 map, then ask students what changed about who controlled the area.
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