Alabama Social Studies SS24.6.8b
The Standard
- 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.
Research and report on the contributions to victory in the War for Independence from women, Black Americans, and supporters from other countries.
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students research how women, Black Americans, and supporters from other countries helped the Patriots win. They use sources to explain what specific people did and how those actions helped the war effort.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can explain how Esther DeBerdt Reed raised funds for soldiers, James Armistead Lafayette gathered intelligence, and French troops helped at Yorktown. They can cite a source for each claim.
Common Misconceptions
- Some students assume all Black Americans fought for the Patriots, though many sought freedom with the British. Others think women only served as nurses or that French help came from one officer alone.
How to Assess It
- Give students three short source excerpts, one each about Reed, Armistead Lafayette, and French troops at Yorktown. Ask them to write one sentence explaining how each contribution helped the Patriots.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs source cards about Reed, Armistead Lafayette, and French troops, then have them place each beside a card naming its effect on the war.
Ask students to write: Which contribution would be hardest to see in a battle painting, and what source proves it happened?
Play an evidence-match game with cards naming people, actions, and outcomes, then have students explain one completed set.
Show students a National Park Service Yorktown page and ask whose contributions it names and whose they must research elsewhere.
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