Alabama Social Studies SS24.4.9

SS24.4.9 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• SS24.4.9a

  Describe the causes of the Creek War within the context of the War of 1812 and explain the social, political, and economic effects on Alabama and the nation.

• SS24.4.9b

  Identify significant battles and leaders of the Creek War.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students explain how British interference with U.S. ships and trade, along with conflicts over western land, led to war. They put major events of the War of 1812 and the Creek War in order. They explain why Creek groups took different sides and how the fighting changed Alabama.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students can place Fort Mims, Horseshoe Bend, the Treaty of Fort Jackson, and the Battle of New Orleans in order. They can name William Weatherford and Andrew Jackson and describe their roles. They explain how Creek land loss displaced families, expanded U.S. control, and opened Alabama land to cotton farming and slavery.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think all Creek people fought the United States, though Creek groups took different sides. They may blame the Creek War only on Britain and miss disputes over land and U.S. settlement. They may think the Battle of New Orleans ended the War of 1812, though the peace treaty was signed before that battle.

04

How to Assess It

Exit ticket: Name one cause of the War of 1812, then put Fort Mims, Horseshoe Bend, the Treaty of Fort Jackson, and the Battle of New Orleans in order. Name one Creek leader and explain one effect of the Creek War on Alabama.

1. 01

   Give pairs dated cards for Fort Mims, Horseshoe Bend, the Treaty of Fort Jackson, and New Orleans; have them build a paper timeline.

2. 02

   Write 'settlers entered Creek land' and 'some Creek warriors joined U.S. troops' on the board; ask why Creek groups chose different sides.

3. 03

   Match cards naming impressment, Fort Mims, Horseshoe Bend, Jackson, and Weatherford to cards giving their roles or effects.

4. 04

   Compare a map of Creek land ceded in 1814 with a current Alabama map; mark a present-day town inside the ceded area.

• SS24.US1.5

  Explain causes, courses, and consequences of United States’ expansionism and the rise of Manifest Destiny ideology prior to 1848.

• SS24.4.5

  Summarize the causes of the French and Indian War and describe how its outcomes increased tensions that led to the American Revolution.

• SS24.US1.3e

  Analyze the political and economic causes and consequences of the War of 1812, including the impact on Native Americans.