Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- Events in the United States outside Alabama from 1781 to 1823.
- Events related to Alabama's statehood.
- Details of Alabama's acquisition of land in the years surrounding statehood.
- Patterns of settlement in Alabama.
- Causes and consequences of the Creek War.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Compare major events in Alabama from 1781 to 1823 to events happening in the United States outside of Alabama.
- Analyze Alabama's statehood as part of the expanding United States.
- Analyze patterns of settlement and acquisition of land in Alabama to patterns seen in the U.S. outside of Alabama.
- Describe the Creek War and relate it to patterns of interaction with American Indians throughout the U.S.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- The events related to Alabama's statehood, land acquisition, settlement, and relations with American Indians are part of larger patterns seen in the U.S. outside of Alabama.
Vocabulary
- Acquisition
