This project is sponsored in part by the Department of State, Division of Historical Resources and the State of Florida.

Related Florida Benchmarks

S.1.G.1.5:  Locate on maps and globes the student's local community, Florida, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Gulf of Mexico.

SS.2.A.2.1: Recognize that Native Americans were the first inhabitants in North America.

SS.2.A.2.3: Describe the impact of immigrants on the Native Americans.

SS.2.A.2.5: Identify reasons people came to the United States throughout history.

SS.3.G.2.5: Identify natural and man-made landmarks in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

SS.4.A.1.2: Synthesize information related to Florida history through print and electronic media.

SS.4.A.3.1: Identify explorers who came to Florida and the motivations for their expeditions.

SS.4.A.3.2: Describe causes and effects of European colonization on the Native American tribes of Florida.

SS.4.A.3.3: Identify the significance of St. Augustine as the oldest permanent European settlement in the United States.

SS.4.A.3.6: Identify the effects of Spanish rule in Florida.

SS.4.A.3.7: Identify nations that controlled Florida before it became a US territory.

SS.4.A.3.9: Explain how Florida (Adams-Onis Treaty) became a US territory.

SS.4.A.9.1: Utilize timelines to sequence key events in Florida history.

SS.4.G.1.4: Interpret political and physical maps using map elements.

SS.6.G.1.5: Use scale, cardinal direction, and intermediate directions and estimation of distances between places on current and ancient maps of the world.

SS.6.G.1.6: Use a map to identify major bodies of water of the world, and explain ways they have impacted the development of major civilizations.

SS.6.G.5.2: Use geographic terms and tools to explain why ancient civilizations developed networks of highways, waterways, and other transportation linkages.

SS.6.W.1.1: Use timelines to identify chronological order of historical events.

SS.8.A.1.2: Analyze charts, graphs, maps, photographs and timelines.

SS.8.A.1.7: View historic events through the eyes of those who were there as shown in their art, writings, music, and artifacts.

SS.8.A.3.16: Examine key events in Florida history as each impacts this era of American history (American Revolution), such as Treaty of Paris, British rule, Second Spanish Period.

SS.912.A.1.1: Describe the importance of historiography (how historical knowledge is obtained and transmitted) when interpreting events in history.

SS.912.A.1.3: Utilize timelines to identify the time sequence of historical data.

SS.912.A.1.4: Analyze how images, symbols, objects, graphs, charts, maps, and artwork may be used to interpret time periods and events from the past.

SS.912.H.3.1: Analyze the effects of transportation, trade, communication, science, and technology on the preservation and diffusion of culture.

SS.912.W.1.1: Use timelines to establish cause and effect relationships of historical events.

SS.912.W.4.11: Summarize the causes that led to the Age of Exploration, and identify major voyages and sponsors.

SS.912.W.4.14: Recognize the practice of slavery and other forms of forced labor experienced through the 13th through 17th centuries.

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