Standard 5: Crisis of the Union: Civil War and Reconstruction in Florida

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Number: SS.4.A.5
Title: Crisis of the Union: Civil War and Reconstruction in Florida
Type: Standard
Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 4
Strand: American History

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SS.4.A.5.AP.1
Recognize that Florida was considered a slave state (South) and battles were fought in Florida during the Civil War.
SS.4.A.5.AP.2
Recognize the effects of Reconstruction in Florida.

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Florida in the Civil War: Risking Their Lives for Salt:

With the seemingly limitless supply of salt available to us today, it is hard to imagine the hardship imposed by its lack. The Confederate army's meat supply was preserved with salt. With the Union blockade in place, the Confederate states turned to local sources for this important mineral. Salt production became a crucial endeavor for citizens of Florida. In this lesson students will compare Confederate and Union perspectives of the salt works using an illustration, a letter and an excerpt from a memoir.

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