Alabama Social Studies SS24.US1.1

SS24.US1.1 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• SS24.US1.1a

  Explain how British policies and actions from 1754 to 1775 created political and economic disagreements with American colonists.

• SS24.US1.1b

  Analyze the means by which colonists protested British policies and the ideas communicated through colonists’ speeches and written pamphlets.

• SS24.US1.1c

  Summarize the main arguments within the Declaration of Independence, its rationale for separation from Great Britain, and its ideas of equality, liberty, natura...

• SS24.US1.1d

  Evaluate the contributions of colonial leaders, including George Washington; military strategy; and the support of foreign nations to significant victories in t...

• SS24.US1.1e

  Compare and contrast the contributions of different groups in colonial America to the War for Independence and the effects of the war on members of these groups...

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What Students Need to Do

Students put events from 1754 to 1783 in order and explain why British policies drew protests. They explain arguments in pamphlets and the Declaration about rights, equality, and government. They connect leaders, strategy, and foreign aid to victories, then compare the roles and outcomes of free and enslaved Black Americans, Loyalists, Native Americans, and women.

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What Mastery Looks Like

A student can use a timeline and source excerpts to link British policies, colonial protests, and the decision to separate. They can explain why the Declaration says people may reject a government. They can explain a victory using Washington's strategy and French support, then compare how the war affected two different groups.

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Common Misconceptions

Some students think every colonist backed independence or that taxes were the only cause of protest. Others assume the Declaration gave equal rights to everyone or that Washington won without French support.

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How to Assess It

Show students a Stamp Act notice, a Declaration excerpt, a Yorktown map showing French ships, and a 1783 Book of Negroes entry. Ask for four linked sentences explaining a dispute, the case for separation, a factor in victory, and one Black Loyalist's wartime outcome.

1. 01

   Have pairs sort dated cards from the French and Indian War through the 1783 treaty, then link taxes, boycotts, battles, and French aid.

2. 02

   Read excerpts from Common Sense and the Declaration, then write which claims about rights and government might persuade a hesitant colonist.

3. 03

   Play a Yorktown planning game with Washington, French fleet, and British supply cards; explain how each shaped the outcome.

4. 04

   Open a National Park Service Revolutionary War exhibit; tally mentions of women, free and enslaved Black Americans, Loyalists, and Native nations.

• SS24.USG.2

  Describe how the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and events of the American Revolution influenced the drafting and ratification of t...

• SS24.US1.3d

  Describe relations of the United States with Britain, France, and Native American nations from 1789 to 1812.

• SS24.6.7

  Identify causes and events leading to the War for Independence, including salutary neglect, the Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Intole...

• SS24.US1.2

  Evaluate how events and issues from the signing of the Treaty of Paris (1783) to the ratification of the Constitution of the United States affected the developm...