Alabama State Standards for Social Studies: Grade 4

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AL.1. Alabama Studies: Fourth-grade students proceed from the study of geography in Grade 3 where they explored geographic regions, landforms, and resources to an in-depth study of Alabama. In Grade 4, students apply these geographic concepts to their own state and relate geography to history, economics, and politics in Alabama.

1.1. Economics/Geography/History/Political Science: Identify historical and current economic, political, and geographic information about Alabama on thematic maps. 2
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1.2. Economics/Geography/History/Political Science: Describe the cultures, governments, and economies of prehistoric and historic Native Americans in Alabama. 7
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1.3. Economics/Geography/History/Political Science: List reasons for European exploration and settlement in Alabama and the impact of Europeans on trade, health, land expansion, and tribal reorganization of Native-American populations in Alabama. 25
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1.4. Geography/History: Describe the relationship of the five geographic regions of Alabama to the movement of Alabama settlers during the early nineteenth century. 66
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1.5. Geography/History/Political Science: Describe Alabama's entry into statehood, including Alabama's constitutions and the three branches of government. 14
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1.6. Economics/Geography/History/Political Science: Identify the cultural, economic, and political aspects of the lifestyles of early nineteenth-century farmers, plantation owners, slaves, and townspeople. 16
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1.7. Economics/History/Political Science: Identify reasons for Alabama's secession from the Union, including sectionalism, slavery, state rights, and economic disagreements. 20
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1.8. Economics/History: Explain Alabama's role in and economic support of the Civil War. 7
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1.9. Economics//History/Political Science: Describe political, social, and economic conditions in Alabama during Reconstruction. 2
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1.10. Economics/History/Political Science: Describe significant social and educational changes in Alabama during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. 11
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1.11. History: Describe the impact of World War I on Alabamians. 10
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1.12. Economics/History: Explain the effects of the events of the 1920s and the Great Depression on different socioeconomic groups. 1
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1.13. Economics/Geography/History: Describe the economic and social impact of World War II on Alabamians. 6
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1.14. Economics/History/Political Science: Describe the social, political, and economic impact of the modern Civil Rights Movement on Alabama. 22
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1.15. History: Identify major world events that have influenced Alabama since 1950. 9
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1.16. Economics/Geography/History: Describe the impact of population growth on cities, major road systems, demographics, natural resources, and the natural environment of Alabama during the twentieth century. 11
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