Alabama Social Studies SS24.6.5

SS24.6.5 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• SS24.6.5a

  Summarize efforts to limit religious freedom in the colonies.

• SS24.6.5b

  Describe the contributions of colonists in bringing about religious change in colonial society.

• SS24.6.5c

  Explain the influence of the Great Awakening on colonial society, including how it shaped the political beliefs of colonists.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students explain why some settlers wanted to worship on their own terms. They identify limits on worship, describe colonists who pushed for change, and explain how the Great Awakening affected views of church and political leaders.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can explain why Puritans settled Massachusetts Bay while naming its punishment of Quakers. They can describe Roger Williams’s work in Rhode Island and explain how revival preaching led some colonists to question established leaders.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may assume colonists who sought religious freedom granted it to everyone. They may think the Great Awakening was a political protest or that it ended limits on worship.

04

How to Assess It

Exit ticket: In four sentences, explain why Puritans settled Massachusetts Bay, name one group it restricted, describe what Roger Williams did in Rhode Island, and link the Great Awakening to views of leaders.

1. 01

   Give pairs a blank colonial map and cards for Puritans, Roger Williams, and William Penn; have them place each card and label its religious policy.

2. 02

   Ask: If people could question a minister, could they question a governor? Write two sentences using George Whitefield’s sermons.

3. 03

   Label four corners motive, limit, change, and revival; sort cards showing Puritans leaving England, Quakers punished in Massachusetts, Rhode Island founded, and Whitefield preaching.

4. 04

   Read the First Amendment’s religion clauses, then compare those protections with Massachusetts Bay’s punishment of Quakers.

• SS24.2.1a

  Describe the reasons for the settlement of the American colonies.