Alabama Social Studies SS24.WH.3b
The Standard
- SS24.WH.3
- Explain the causes and outcomes of the revolutions of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Analyze the leadership of revolutionary leaders, including Simón Bolivar and Toussaint Louverture.
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students compare how Toussaint Louverture and Simón Bolívar led revolutions in Haiti and northern South America. They explain each leader’s goals and choices using specific events.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can explain how Louverture defended freedom from slavery and how Bolívar led forces against Spanish rule. They use an event to support each claim and know that Haiti became independent after Louverture’s death.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may credit Louverture with declaring Haiti independent, though he died before the 1804 declaration. They may assume Bolívar ended slavery everywhere his armies fought or that independence created one united nation.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Name one action Louverture took to defend freedom from slavery and one action Bolívar took to win independence. Explain what each action achieved.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Have pairs pin Louverture’s 1801 constitution in Haiti and Bolívar’s 1819 Boyacá victory in Colombia on a labeled map.
Read short excerpts from Louverture’s 1801 constitution and Bolívar’s Jamaica Letter; write which goal each leader names and how it shaped a decision.
Sort cards for Louverture’s 1801 constitution, Haiti’s 1804 independence, Bolívar’s 1819 Boyacá victory, and Gran Colombia’s 1831 breakup into leader actions and later outcomes.
Show photos of a Bolívar statue and a Toussaint Louverture street sign; ask what leadership choices each public tribute remembers.
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