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Chief White Oak’s Decision

Persistent Issue:
When are citizens justified in resisting governmental authority?
Central Question:
Was Tecumseh's proposed Indian confederation the best solution for securing native land from American westward expansion during the early 1800s?
Topic:
Westward Expansion/Indian Removal
Course:
U.S. History
Strategy:
Decision Point Think Aloud
Grade Level:
10
Lessons in this unit:
  1. Chief White Oak’s Decision

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Alabama State Standards: 10th Grade U.S. History

3.) Trace the chronology of events leading to the American Revolution, including the French and Indian War, the Stamp Act, the Boston Tea Party, the Intolerable Acts, the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the publication of Common Sense, and the Declaration of Independence.

National Council for the Social Studies Standards

Theme 1: Culture

  • Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of culture and cultural diversity.

Theme 2: Time, Continuity, and Change

  • Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of the past and its legacy.

Theme 6: Power, Authority, and Governance

  • Social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of how people create, interact with, and change structures of power, authority, and governance.

National Standards for U.S. History

Era 4: Expansion and Reform

  • Standard 1: Students should understand territorial expansion between 1801 and 1861, and how it affected relations with external powers and Native Americans.