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Fort Toulouse and the Muscogee Peoples | Yellowhammer History Hunt

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Title:

 Fort Toulouse and the Muscogee Peoples | Yellowhammer History Hunt

URL:

 https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/f9ef5022-9a41-4eb6-9ce6-4d79f9624ed7/fort-toulouse-and-the-muscogee-peoples-video-yellowhammer-history-hunt/

Content Source:

 PBS
Type: Audio/Video

Overview:

In this Yellowhammer History Hunt episode, learn about the lives of the Native Americans and French who in the 1700s lived as neighbors in the land that became Alabama. Learn how the French established Fort Toulouse and how Native American and European languages, customs, and trade shaped Alabama.

Content Standard(s):
Social Studies
SS2010 (2010)
Grade: 4
Alabama Studies
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
Unpacked Content
Strand: Economics, Geography, History, Civics and Government
Course Title: Alabama Studies (Alabama)
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students:
  • 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.
  • Explain reasons for conflicts between Europeans and American Indians in Alabama from 1519 to 1840, including differing beliefs regarding land ownership, religion, and culture.
Teacher Vocabulary:
  • settlement
  • European exploration
  • culture
  • expansion
  • trade (barter)
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.
Alabama Archives Resources:
Click below to access all Alabama Archives resources aligned to this standard.
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
SS.AAS.4.2- Using maps, demonstrate an understanding that people from Europe explored and settled in Alabama.
Tags: Alabama, European, European exploration, Fort Toulouse, French, history hunt, Native Americans, Yellowhammer
License Type: Attribution Non-Commercial
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AccessibilityAudio resources: includes a transcript or subtitles
Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
Comments

English and Spanish Closed Captions available. Spanish and Descriptive Audio versions are available. A combined English transcript is available in Teacher Resources.

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Author: YVETTE AKRIDGE
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