Alabama Social Studies SS24.6.9b
The Standard
- SS24.6.9
- Summarize the reasons for the colonies’ victory in the War for Independence.
Analyze how the Treaty of Paris of 1783 affected the development of the United States, including the establishment of its boundaries.
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students use a map to identify the new U.S. borders after the treaty. They explain how independence and land extending to the Mississippi River affected growth and put pressure on Native nations already living there.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can shade U.S. territory on a 1783 map and identify the Mississippi River, Great Lakes, Atlantic coast, and Spanish Florida. They can explain how the treaty allowed westward settlement but did not settle Native nations' claims.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think the new U.S. reached the Pacific or included Florida. They may assume the western land was empty or that everyone living there accepted U.S. rule.
How to Assess It
- Give students a blank 1783 map. Have them shade U.S. territory, label the Mississippi River and Spanish Florida, and write one sentence about how the new borders affected settlement.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a blank 1783 map and boundary labels to place before they shade the new U.S. territory.
Ask students to write: Whose plans might change when the U.S. claims land west of the Appalachians?
Play boundary bingo: call out 'western edge' or 'southern neighbor' while students mark the Mississippi River or Spanish Florida on maps.
Have students locate their town on a current map, then check whether that spot fell inside the 1783 U.S. borders.
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