Alabama Social Studies SS24.4.9b
The Standard
- SS24.4.9
- Outline the major causes and events of the War of 1812.
Identify significant battles and leaders of the Creek War.
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify Fort Mims and Horseshoe Bend as major battles of the Creek War. They connect Andrew Jackson, William Weatherford, and Menawa to the forces they led.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can match Weatherford with Fort Mims and Jackson and Menawa with Horseshoe Bend. They can explain that some Creek people fought alongside Jackson against the Red Sticks.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think all Creek people fought on the same side. They may mix up Fort Mims and Horseshoe Bend or think Weatherford led U.S. troops.
How to Assess It
- Give students two battle cards labeled Fort Mims and Horseshoe Bend. Ask them to write one leader and one fact about each battle, then name a group that fought alongside Jackson.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs an Alabama map marked with Mobile Bay and the Tallapoosa River, then have them place Fort Mims and Horseshoe Bend cards.
Ask students to write two sentences answering: Why is it wrong to say every Creek person fought against Jackson?
Play a card sort matching Fort Mims and Horseshoe Bend with leader cards for Weatherford, Menawa, and Jackson.
On a current Alabama map, locate both battle sites and compare their distances from Montgomery.
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