Examine key events and people in Florida history as they relate to United States history.
Remarks
Examples may include, but are not limited to, Rosewood, land boom, speculation, impact of climate and natural disasters on the end of the land boom, invention of modern air conditioning in 1929, Alfred DuPont, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Zora Neale Hurston, James Weldon Johnson.
This benchmark is annually evaluated on the United States History End-of-Course Assessment. For more information on how this benchmark is evaluated view the United States History End-of-Course Assessment Test Item Specifications pages
35-36. Additional resources may be found on the
FLDOE End-of-Course (EOC) Assessments webpage and the
FLDOE Social Studies webpage.
Subject Area: Social Studies
Grade: 912
Date Adopted or Revised: 02/14
Status: State Board Approved
Related Courses
| Course Number1111 |
Course Title222 |
| 2100320: | United States History Honors (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current)) |
| 2100380: | Visions and Their Pursuits:An American Tradition-U.S.History to 1920 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current)) |
| 2100390: | Visions and Countervisions: Europe, the U.S. and the World from 1848 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2018 (course terminated)) |
| 2100470: | Visions & Their Pursuits:An AmerTrad-U.S. Hist to 1920 Honors (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current)) |
| 2100480: | Visions and Countervisions: Europe, U.S. and the World from 1848 Honors (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current)) |
| 2100310: | United States History (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current)) |
| 7921025: | Access United States History (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2023, 2023 and beyond (current)) |
| 2100315: | United States History for Credit Recovery (Specifically in versions: 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current)) |
Related Access Points
| Access Point Number |
Access Point Title |
| SS.912.A.5.AP.12 | Identify a key event or person in Florida history related to United States history. |
Related Resources
Lesson Plan
| Name |
Description |
| Zora Neale Hurston and the WPA in Florida: Zora Neale Hurston, the WPA and the Cross City Turpentine Camp | In 1939, Hurston went to Cross City in Dixie County, Florida, to interview workers of the Aycock and Lindsay turpentine camp. Turpentine camps were isolated and known for their terrible working conditions and abuses. It was unusual for a writer to be allowed in to gather information. Hurston's essay, entitled "," is one of the few firsthand accounts written about the lives of the turpentine workers.
In this lesson, students will examine the essay, "" as a primary source document using the document analysis worksheet from the National Archives. |
Original Student Tutorials
| Name |
Description |
| Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal: The First Hundred Days, Part 2 (of 2) | In Parts 1 and 2 of this interactive tutorial series, learn about the famous first hundred days of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency. You'll learn how FDR and his fellow New Dealers used government in an attempt to combat the worst economic disaster the U.S. has ever faced: The Great Depression.
CLICK HERE to open Part 1. |
| The Era of Jim Crow and the Nadir of Race Relations: Part 2 (of 2) | In Parts 1 and 2 of this interactive tutorial series, learn about the era of Jim Crow segregation and the larger context within which it flourished, the "Nadir" of American race relations.
CLICK HERE to open Part 1. |
| Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal: The First Hundred Days, Part 1 (of 2) | In Parts 1 and 2 of this interactive tutorial series, learn about the famous first hundred days of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency. You'll learn how FDR and his fellow New Dealers used government in an attempt to combat the worst economic disaster the U.S. has ever faced: The Great Depression.
CLICK HERE to open Part 2. |
| The Era of Jim Crow and the Nadir of Race Relations: Part 1 (of 2) | In Parts 1 and 2 of this interactive tutorial series, learn about the era of Jim Crow segregation and the larger context within which it flourished, the "Nadir" of American race relations.
CLICK HERE to open Part 2. |
| The Economy of the "Roaring Twenties" | In this interactive tutorial, learn about the economy of the 1920s, a decade often called the "Roaring Twenties." You'll explore consumerism, advertising, the auto industry, and the stock market, as well as how the 1920s boom contributed to the Great Depression. |
Student Resources
Original Student Tutorials
| Name |
Description |
| Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal: The First Hundred Days, Part 2 (of 2): | In Parts 1 and 2 of this interactive tutorial series, learn about the famous first hundred days of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency. You'll learn how FDR and his fellow New Dealers used government in an attempt to combat the worst economic disaster the U.S. has ever faced: The Great Depression.
CLICK HERE to open Part 1. |
| The Era of Jim Crow and the Nadir of Race Relations: Part 2 (of 2): | In Parts 1 and 2 of this interactive tutorial series, learn about the era of Jim Crow segregation and the larger context within which it flourished, the "Nadir" of American race relations.
CLICK HERE to open Part 1. |
| Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal: The First Hundred Days, Part 1 (of 2): | In Parts 1 and 2 of this interactive tutorial series, learn about the famous first hundred days of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency. You'll learn how FDR and his fellow New Dealers used government in an attempt to combat the worst economic disaster the U.S. has ever faced: The Great Depression.
CLICK HERE to open Part 2. |
| The Era of Jim Crow and the Nadir of Race Relations: Part 1 (of 2): | In Parts 1 and 2 of this interactive tutorial series, learn about the era of Jim Crow segregation and the larger context within which it flourished, the "Nadir" of American race relations.
CLICK HERE to open Part 2. |
| The Economy of the "Roaring Twenties": | In this interactive tutorial, learn about the economy of the 1920s, a decade often called the "Roaring Twenties." You'll explore consumerism, advertising, the auto industry, and the stock market, as well as how the 1920s boom contributed to the Great Depression. |
