Describe Florida's involvement (secession, blockades of ports, the battles of Ft. Pickens, Olustee, Ft. Brooke, Natural Bridge, food supply) in the Civil War.
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Additional examples may also include, but are not limited to, Ft. Zachary Taylor, the plantation culture, the First Florida Cavalry.
Subject Area: Social Studies
Grade: 4
Date Adopted or Revised: 02/14
Status: State Board Approved
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Related Access Points
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Access Point Title |
| 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. |
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Lesson Plan
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Description |
| 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. |
