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
UP:SS10.4.2
Vocabulary
- settlement
- European exploration
- culture
- expansion
- trade (barter)
Knowledge
- 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
- 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
- There were specific reasons Europeans began exploring and settling in Alabama and this impacted existing settlements in Alabama.