Alabama Social Studies SS24.WH.3

SS24.WH.3 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• SS24.WH.3a

  Identify the locations of colonial empires and post-revolutionary countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

• SS24.WH.3b

  Analyze the leadership of revolutionary leaders, including Simón Bolivar and Toussaint Louverture.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students find colonies and later countries on dated maps. They explain why people rebelled, compare Bolívar’s and Louverture’s actions, and describe what independence changed and left unchanged.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can link French Saint-Domingue to Haiti, Spanish Venezuela to Venezuela, and Portuguese Brazil to Brazil on maps. They explain that Louverture fought slavery but died before Haiti became independent, while Bolívar led campaigns against Spanish rule. They can name independence as an outcome without assuming inequality ended.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may assume every colony became independent at the same time, including Cuba and Jamaica. Some credit Louverture with declaring Haiti’s independence or assume Bolívar ended slavery throughout Spanish America.

04

How to Assess It

Give students blank maps dated 1800 and 1830. Have them mark Saint-Domingue and Haiti, then Spanish Venezuela and independent Venezuela, and write one cause, one outcome, and one leader’s role.

1. 01

   Use colored pencils to mark Spanish, French, and Portuguese colonies on an 1800 map, then label Haiti, Venezuela, and Brazil on an 1830 map.

2. 02

   Read short excerpts from Louverture’s 1801 constitution and Bolívar’s Jamaica Letter, then write which problem each leader addressed and what change each sought.

3. 03

   Match cards showing Saint-Domingue, Spanish Venezuela, and Portuguese Brazil to their later countries, then sort cause and outcome cards for each.

4. 04

   Show photos of Haiti’s January 1 and Venezuela’s July 5 celebrations, then ask what each holiday marks and who formerly ruled each place.

• SS24.WH.2

  Assess the causes and consequences of the French Revolution.

• SS24.WH.1

  Explain how the Enlightenment influenced societies and inspired revolutions in Europe and the Americas.