Eras in History

For purposes of the American History EOC, we will examine key economic events in Florida related to the following eras in American History:• Industrial Revolution• World Affairs Through World War I• Roaring Twenties and Great Depression

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• Bulk of questions will live in the moderate complexity levels

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If it is not listed here, it will not be assessed.

Industrial RevolutionAnalyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in response to the Industrial Revolution.

SS.912.A.3.13 Examine key events and peoples in Florida history as they relate to United States history.

Items assessing key events and peoples in Florida history are limited to the impact of Henry Flagler and the completion of the Florida East Coast Railroad in the development of the Florida Gold Coast.

http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/lessons/railrd/railrd1.htm

http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/lessons/flagler/flagler.htm

file:///Users/freddorestt/Desktop/Florida/Florida%20Workshop/Industrial%20Rev/Flagler%20Railroad/Henry%20Flagler%20Biography.html

https://www.flaglermuseum.us/history/over-sea-railroad

Florida Memory

https://www.floridamemory.com/onlineclassroom/railroads/

https://www.floridamemory.com/onlineclassroom/railroads/documents/flagler/

Flagler’s Decisions

• What were the costs and benefits of Flagler’s decision to build the East Coast Railroad in Florida?

World Affairs through WWI

Demonstrate an understanding of the changing role of the United States in world affairs through the end of World War I.

SS.912.A.4.11 Examine key events and peoples in Florida history as they relate to United States history.

Items assessing key events and peoples in Florida history are limited to the role of Florida in the Spanish-American War.

https://ushist2112honors.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/mormino-spanish-american-war.pdf

https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/27126

1824

https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/40604

1859

https://www.floridamemory.com/fpc/memory/onlineclassroom/railroads/documents/plant/large/plant-system1901.jpg

1884

https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/30571

1886

http://loc.gov/pictures/resource/ds.01036/

January, 1898

https://www.americanhistoryusa.com/yellow-journalism-present-and-past/

January, 1898

https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/41882

1898

https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/29886

1898

https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/8697

https://www.loc.gov/film-and-videos/?q=rough%20riders

https://www.loc.gov/film-and-videos/?q=rough%20riders

http://soldiers.dodlive.mil/2014/08/the-spanish-american-war/buffalo-soldiers-on-horseback/

McKinley’s Decision

• What were the consequences (positive and negative) of the United States’ entry into the Spanish-American War on Florida?

World Affairs Through WWI

Demonstrate an understanding of the changing role of the United States in world affairs through the end of World War I.

SS.912.A.4.11 Examine key events and peoples in Florida history as they relate to United States history.

https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/11928

Florida’s Service in WWI

• Army– Enlisted African-American troops– Women served as nurses

• Navy– Women served as Yeoman Class (secretaries) and as

nurses• Coast Guard• Marines– Women served as reservist clerks

Naval Air Station Pensacola

http://uwf.edu/phprojects/nas_pcola/index_files/Page706.htm

Carlstrom Field

https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/276010

Naval Air Station Key West

http://centennial-cgaviation.org/index.php/2015/11/16/coast-guard-aviation-ww1/

Dinner Key Base, Miami

https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/547

https://www.floridamemory.com/collections/wwi/

https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/189744

Military Decisions

• What were the cost and benefits of establishing military bases in Florida?

Roaring Twenties/Great Depression

Analyze the effects of the changing social, political, and economic conditions of the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression.

SS.912.A.5.12 Examine key events and people in Florida history as they relate to United States history.

Tourism and the Land Boom in Florida

Contributing Factors to Economic Growth in Florida Post WWI

Favorable climate for visiting or living in Florida• Accessibility to the populous cities of the Northeast

by car and rail• Portability of people with automobiles• The desire to live in a country club environmentThe belief that Florida land offered the best chance to get rich quick• Aura of confidence pervading the population during

the 1920s.• The motivation to emulate the success of selling

Southern California.

https://www.floridamemory.com/photographiccollection/photo_exhibits/roadside-attractions/

https://www.floridamemory.com/photographiccollection/photo_exhibits/tincans/

https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/5436

https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/40091

https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/118465

http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewResourceLesson/Preview/47452

http://www.polk-fl.net/staff/teachers/tah/documents/floridaflavor/lessons/e-9.pdf

https://fcit.usf.edu/florida/lessons/ld_boom/ld_boom1.pdf

Land Speculation

https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/27187

Binder Boys

https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/118058

Land Developers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyUD965A_08

Land Developers

http://miamisprings.com/news_story.asp?storyid=369

The Great Florida Land BustIn 1925, the inevitable began to occur in the real estate industry. Land prices had reached such a zenith that new customers failed to arrive and old customers began to sell their land. Suddenly, the only market for Florida land was for selling land. Many properties has been sold and resold on the binder system, many of which had been defaulted. Adding taxes and assessments, land owners found that they could only sell the land at a great loss or default on it.

https://raycityhistory.wordpress.com/2011/11/13/ray-city-residents-among-refugees-from-1926-hurricane/

https://www.floridamemory.com/photographiccollection/photo_exhibits/citrus/

https://www.floridamemory.com/photographiccollection/photo_exhibits/citrus/citrus2.php

https://www.floridamemory.com/photographiccollection/photo_exhibits/citrus/citrus2.php

http://cambridge.dlconsulting.com/cgi-bin/cambridge?a=d&d=Sentinel19290914-01.2.14#

Floridian’s Decisions

• How did changes in the U. S. economy influence people’s individual choices after WWI?

• What incentives brought people to Florida after WWI?

• What were the consequences of Floridian’s decisions during the Roaring 20s?

https://fcit.usf.edu/florida/lessons/depress/depress1.htm

https://www.floridamemory.com/photographiccollection/photo_exhibits/migrant/

https://www.floridamemory.com/photographiccollection/photo_exhibits/migrant/

https://www.floridamemory.com/photographiccollection/photo_exhibits/migrant/families.php

https://www.floridamemory.com/photographiccollection/photo_exhibits/migrant/dining.php

https://www.floridamemory.com/photographiccollection/photo_exhibits/migrant/homes.php

https://www.floridamemory.com/photographiccollection/photo_exhibits/migrant/working.php

Migrant’s Decisions

• Why did migrants come to Florida during the Great Depression?

• What were the costs and benefits of their decisions to migrate?

• What were the consequences (positive and negative) to Florida?

What next?

• Do you want to know what happened in Florida during the Great Depression?

• Are you interested in more resources regarding Florida during The New Deal, World War II, the Civil Rights movement, and the growth of Florida in the global economy?

Well…

New Deal and World War and Space, Oh My!

Key Economic Events in Florida HistoryPart Deux!!

Questions?

Deborah Kozdrasdkozdras#@usf.edu

Sherry Mosersmoser@usf.edu