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State of Florida

Florida Department of State: November 7, 2000 General Election

For Students 9th - 10th
2000 general election results from the Florida Department of State, Division of Elections. Provides contextual information for the contested results and ensuing Supreme Court Case, Bush v. Gore, 2000.
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State of Florida

Florida Government Information Locator

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains information on Florida's government as well as tourism, business, education, history, employment, and libraries.
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State of Florida

Florida Historical Resources: Prehistoric Native Americans of Florida

For Students 9th - 10th
What peoples inhabited Florida in prehistoric times? Accompanied by a map, this text based article focuses on the earliest Native Americansliving in the region.
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State of Florida

Florida Historical Resources: The Seminole Wars

For Students 9th - 10th
The Seminoles were a people native to the Florida area. With the arrival of the Europeans, conflict arose between the Seminoles and the Europeans. Three different wars were fought. Find out the causes and the effects of these battles to...
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State of Florida

Florida Historical Resources: 16th Century Settlements in Florida

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow the arrival of Europeans to Florida in the1500's and how the existing tribes of Native Americans were negatively affected.
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State of Florida

My Florida, the Official Portal of the State of Florida

For Students 9th - 10th
The official site of Florida contains information on the government, services, and governor of the state.
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State of Florida

Florida State Department: Florida Kids

For Students 3rd - 5th
Learn about Florida's history, symbols, culture, and capitol all in one place.
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State of Florida

Florida Department of State: Florida Facts: Kids

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Do you need to learn about Florida? Check out this resource for kids providing state symbols, state history, Seminole history, the capitol, Florida governors, and other important facts.
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State of Florida

Florida Department of State: State Symbols

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about all of Florida's state symbols on this colorful page. Click on the symbol for a larger picture and more information.
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State of Florida

Florida Historical Resources: Musical Brocade: Ann Yao and Zheng Music

For Students 9th - 10th
An article on the history of the "Zheng," an ancient Chinese stringed musical instrument and how it is still used today in music performances.
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State of Florida

Florida Historical Resources: Florida History: The Capitol

For Students 3rd - 8th
Follow the history of Florida's state capital, Tallahassee. Presents early archival photos as well as photos of modern Tallahassee.
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State of Florida

Florida Historical Resources: Florida History: Florida Quick Facts

For Students 3rd - 8th
A list of what is commonly called Fast Facts of a state: area, population, capital, geographical stats, government, history.
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State of Florida

Florida Historical Resources: Florida History: Exploration and Colonization

For Students 3rd - 8th
In the mid-1700s, the control of Florida moved back and forth between the Spanish and English. Learn about the historic events which contributed to this through this resource.
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State of Florida

Florida Historical Resources: Florida History: Florida Development

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this resource, the growth and development of Florida from the late 1800's until the Great Depression is the focus. Large scale agriculture, tourism, railway construction, and real estate were all highly successful during that time.
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State of Florida

Florida Historical Resources: Florida History: Territorial Period

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource provides information about the territorial period in Florida history.
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State of Florida

Florida Historical Resources: Seminole Leaders

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographies of the men who were the leaders of the Seminole Native American tribe. .. including Osceola, Tuko-See Mathla, Micanopy, Neamathla, and Billy Bowlegs.
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State of Florida

Florida Kids: Seminole History

For Students 3rd - 8th
Visit this resource to gather some interesting historical facts about the Seminoles of Florida. Today, there are still six Indian reservations in the state.
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State of Florida

Florida Kids: Seminole History

For Students 3rd - 8th
Gather some interesting historical facts about the Seminoles of Florida. Today, there are still six Indian reservations in the state.