Controlling Florida

Bring the history of Florida to life through intriguing primary source documents! Controlling Florida: Colonization to Statehood teaches students about the history of Florida state. Aligned to state and national standards, this nonfiction resource can be used in the classroom or at home, and includes intriguing primary sources and informational text features such as headings, a glossary, and an index. This text strengthens social studies knowledge and vocabulary while teaching history, geography, and other social studies content.Controlling Florida: Colonization to Statehood equips teachers with a text that engages students as they learn about Florida state history. It features vibrant primary source documents to provide an intimate glimpse of life back then.Debra J. Housel, M.A., earned a master's degree from Nazareth College of Rochester and worked as a teacher for more than a dozen years before becoming a freelance writer. She is an award-winning author and has written and/or consulted on more than 100 titles.