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A.      The Seminole Wars

B.      Measuring and expanding the knowledge base

C.      Assignments using Primary Sources

D.      Research papers and projects

 

The following Sunshine State Standards for Grades 6-8 are met with these activities:

SS.A.1.3.1,2,3, SS.A.3.3.1,2,3,4 SS.A.4.3.1,2,3,4, SS.A.6.3.1,2,3,4,5, SS.B.1.3.1,2,3,4,5, SS.B.2.3.1,3,4,  SS.C.1.3.1,2,3

Download printable text for students.  This reading includes:
  • information of the First, Second, and Third Seminole Wars
  • leaders of both sides of the conflict
  • fate of the Seminoles and their relatives
  • fate of the fort

Click here to download reading material.

 

Download printable assignments for students.  These assignments include:

  • essays on the causes and results of the war, on guerilla warfare, and differences in perspective
  • a timeline
  • a series of maps
  • cultural exchanges between Americans and Natives
  • using primary sources

Click here to download lessons.