SS10.4.2

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 4

SS10.4.2
Relate reasons for European exploration and settlement in Alabama to the impact of European explorers on trade, health, and land expansion in Alabama.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:

The location, purpose, and importance of European settlements including Fort Conde, Fort Toulouse, and Fort Mims in early Alabama.
The routes taken by early explorers including Juan Ponce de León, Hernando de Soto, and Vasco Núñez de Balboa.
Reasons for conflicts between Europeans and American Indians in Alabama from 1519 to 1840, including differing beliefs regarding land ownership, religion, and culture.

Skills

The students will be able to:

Explain the impact of European explorers on trade, health, and land expansion in Alabama.
Locate on maps European settlements in early Alabama, including Fort Condé, Fort Toulouse, and Fort Mims.
Trace on maps and globes, the routes of early explorers of the New World, including Juan Ponce de León, Hernando de Soto, and Vasco Núñez de Balboa.

Understanding

Students understand that:

There were specific reasons Europeans began exploring and settling in Alabama and this impacted existing settlements in Alabama.

Vocabulary

settlement
European exploration
culture
expansion
trade (barter)

Aligned Learning Resources

What Is the Price of Land?

Alabama's Pine Barren

Hernando de Soto in Alabama

Early European Explorers! (Part One)

Early European Explorers! (Part Two)

Early European Explorers! (Part Three)

Fort Toulouse and the Muscogee Peoples | Yellowhammer History Hunt

Teacher Guide, Treasure Map & Activity | Yellowhammer History Hunt

Clip 3: Old Mobile

Archaeology Adventures: Early Alabama History (Full Episode)

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