Description

Overview:

This lesson looks at the natural resources that drew businesses to Alabama. Students will explore the adapted 1820 letter from Mason and Dexter in Cahaba, Alabama to Richards and Simmons in Cumberland, Rhode Island. Students will explain ideas within this historical text based on specific information presented in this primary source. This lesson can be used as a stand alone or can follow A Natural Attraction: The Natural Resources of Alabama During the Early Nineteenth Century . This lesson was created in partnership with the Alabama Department of Archives and History.

Subject:

English Language Arts, Social Science

Level:

Upper Primary

Grades:

Grade 4

Material Type:

Lesson Plan

Provider:

Alabama Learning Exchange (ALEX)

Date Added:

04/29/2019