Standard(s):
[SS2010] ALA (4) 2 : 2 ) Relate reasons for European exploration and settlement in Alabama to the impact of European explorers on trade, health, and land expansion in Alabama.
Locating on maps European settlements in early Alabama, including Fort Condé, Fort Toulouse, and Fort Mims
Tracing 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
Explaining reasons for conflicts between Europeans and American Indians in Alabama from 1519 to 1840, including differing beliefs regarding land ownership, religion, and culture
[SS2010] USS5 (5) 4 : 4 ) Determine the economic and cultural impact of European exploration during the Age of Discovery upon European society and American Indians.
Identifying significant early European patrons, explorers, and their countries of origin, including early settlements in the New World
Examples: patrons—King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
explorers—Christopher Columbus
early settlements—St. Augustine, Quebec, Jamestown
Tracing the development and impact of the Columbian Exchange
[SS2010] USS5 (5) 5 : 5 ) Explain the early colonization of North America and reasons for settlement in the Northern, Middle, and Southern colonies, including geographic features, landforms, and differences in climate among the colonies.
Recognizing how colonial development was influenced by the desire for religious freedom
Example: development in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, and Maryland colonies
Identifying influential leaders in colonial society
Describing emerging colonial government
Examples: Mayflower Compact, representative government, town meetings, rule of law