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Standard 3 : Exploration and Settlement of Florida
Cluster Standards

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  • 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.3.4 : Explain the purpose of and daily life on missions (San Luis de Talimali in present-day Tallahassee).
  • SS.4.A.3.5 : Identify the significance of Fort Mose as the first free African community in the United States.
  • SS.4.A.3.6 : Identify the effects of Spanish rule in Florida.
  • SS.4.A.3.7 : Identify nations (Spain, France, England) that controlled Florida before it became a United States territory.
  • SS.4.A.3.8 : Explain how the Seminole tribe formed and the purpose for their migration.
  • SS.4.A.3.9 : Explain how Florida (Adams-Onis Treaty) became a U.S. territory.
  • SS.4.A.3.10 : Identify the causes and effects of the Seminole Wars.
Cluster Information
Number:
SS.4.A.3
Title:
Exploration and Settlement of Florida
Type:
Standard
Subject:
Social Studies
Grade:
4
Strand
American History
Cluster Access Points

This cluster includes the following Access Points.

  • SS.4.A.3.AP.1 : Recognize a European explorer who came to Florida.
  • SS.4.A.3.AP.2 : Identify effects of European colonization on Native American tribes in Florida.
  • SS.4.A.3.AP.3 : Recognize St. Augustine as the beginning of Spanish colonial settlement in the United States.
  • SS.4.A.3.AP.4 : Identify a purpose of missions in Florida.
  • SS.4.A.3.AP.5 : Identify Fort Mose as the first free African community in the United States.
  • SS.4.A.3.AP.6 : Recognize effects of Spanish rule in early Florida.
  • SS.4.A.3.AP.7 : Identify a different nation that controlled Florida.
  • SS.4.A.3.AP.8 : Identify one reason why the Seminole tribe was formed and where they lived.
  • SS.4.A.3.AP.9 : Recognize that Spain gave Florida back to the United States.
  • SS.4.A.3.AP.10 : Recognize that the United States fought wars against the Seminole tribe.
Cluster Resources

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Lesson Plans
  • Seminole Origins and Migration Into Florida: This lesson introduces major themes, events, and individuals in Seminole history using primary sources from the collections of the State Library and Archives of Florida.The purpose of this lesson is to introduce students to the origins of the Seminole Indians and their migration into Florida.

  • The Causes and Effects of the Seminole Wars: The purpose of this lesson is to introduce students to the causes and effects of the Seminole Wars. This lesson introduces major themes, events, and individuals in Seminole history using primary sources from the collections of the State Library and Archives of Florida.The purpose of this lesson is to introduce students to the origins of the Seminole Indians and their migration into Florida.