SS10.4.7

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 4

SS10.4.7
Describe cultural, economic, and political aspects of the lifestyles of early nineteenth-century farmers, plantation owners, slaves, and townspeople.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:

The reasons Alabama seceded from the Union including sectionalism, slavery, states' rights, and economic disagreements. Alabama played an important role in forming the Confederacy.
Montgomery was the first capital of the Confederacy.
The Articles of Confederation served as a basis for the Constitution of the Confederacy.

Skills

Students are able to:

Explain reasons for Alabama's secession from the Union, including sectionalism, slavery, states' rights, and economic disagreements.
Analyze Alabama's role in the organization of the Confederacy, including hosting the secession convention and the inauguration ceremony for leaders.
Identify Montgomery as the first capital of the Confederacy.
Interpret the Articles of the Confederation and the Gettysburg Address as primary documents.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Economic and political disagreements led to Alabama's secession from the Union and Alabama played a major role in the creation of the Confederacy.

Vocabulary

secession
Union
sectionalism
slavery
states' rights
Confederacy
inauguration
ceremony

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