Florida’s Contributions

For this assignment you will create a visual and auditory timeline of Florida’s contributions to American History. Based on your knowledge of American History and your reading about Florida’s history, you will create a visual time. The top of the timeline should outline major events in each time period in American History from early human inhabitants to the Civil War. The bottom of your timeline should outline events that reflect Florida History. You will add the following to your timeline (you can add these on either the top or bottom lines):

1)    Art reflective of the time

2)    Writing reflective of the time

3)    Poetry reflective of the time

4)    A primary source link

5)    A secondary source link

6)    Music reflective of the time

You may find each of these six items on one part of your timeline or you may separate them out. You must have one of each included. You may include pictures on the timeline, or simply provide hyperlinks.

You must have at least 15 events on the top and 15 on the bottom. Your timeline should be visually appealing and be able to be read easily. You should cite at least 6 sources. Be sure to include at least one event on the top and on the bottom from each of the following periods: early human inhabitants, European exploration and colonization, first Spanish Period, British Florida, Second Spanish Period, Territorial Period, Statehood, and Civil War & Reconstruction.

 

Finally, write a two paragraph summary, citing textual evidence from the website or your studies throughout the course, explaining how Florida contributed to the development of the United States of America.