History of Florida

The United States, Florida included, went through changes that were tough on many southerners. The Florida African-American found changes in education, federal as well as state legislation, social ideologies and economic prospects both beneficial and detrimental to finding equality. We cannot stress the important

The following paper will discuss Polk County area demographics such as, history, size, income, ethnicity and population. Then it will go over Polk County School’s demographics such as, history, size, types of schools, number of schools, number of students, number of teachers, and ethnicity. Reviewing both Polk County demographics and Polk County Schools demographics will help us have a better understanding of the children in the schools and the various areas and backgrounds they come from. It will

by Jeorge Vega Director of Vega Consulting Group Report Distributed May 7, 2010 Prepared for TRC, Inc. INTRODUCTION This report examines the current state of the theme park industry and how TRC, Inc. can expand into the state of Florida. Florida already has theme parks that range from Disney World to Busch Gardens, zoos and aquariums. Vega Consulting group will analyze and investigate future possibilities for TRC, Inc. Theme parks and amusement parks are places people to go to have

there is a lot of history in the nature of Florida. On Juan Ponce de Leon’s first voyage in 1513, he decided to call Florida “Pascua Florida”, which is also known as the feast of flowers. He named Florida after this feast because when he took his first look at the landscape he was overwhelmed with beautiful flowers. Florida has a relatively warm and sunny climate and Florida is also home to over 1,700 rivers, streams, and creeks (“Florida Vol. 1”). A major water feature in Florida that dates back to

Florida State University is one of the oldest sites in Tallahassee with a great future for their upcoming students while still accomplishing many goals today. An American public space grant and sea grant research university located on a 1,391.54 acre campus in Tallahassee, Florida, United States.Well if you didn’t know what a space grant university is, here you go Sandra May say it 's an institution who are working to expand opportunities for Americans to understand and participate in NASA’s aeronautics

Ponce de Leon was very determined to explore and discover new treasures and riches. In this essay, we will discuss who Juan Ponce de Leon was and what he did, what Florida was like in the 16th century, and why the public should know more about Ponce de

the civil war in Florida all started with the Pensacola harbor. There was a navy yard and three forts guarding the harbor, including Fort Barrancas, Fort McRee, and Fort Pickins. On January 8, 1861, Florida Governor Madison S. Perry authorized Colonel Chase to seizing the forts at Pensacola. On the Fort Barrancas, 1st Lieutenant Adam J. Slemmer was an officer from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania during the Seminole Wars and the American Civil War. He heard rumors that the Florida Militia was planning

1800) The Black Atlantic documentary video shows the history of black Americans. It shows that slavery was part of American society from beginning and America would not exist without black people. Basically, it focused on three things; some famous black people, places, and events which made bold African American history. In reality, the history of African American started from the Atlantic oceans which the African people at first came to Florida in 1500s by Hispanic to visit this new world. They searched

Seminole Indians are a tribe of Native Americans who are based in Florida but have moved across further and also settled themselves in neighboring Oklahoma. Historically, the Seminole Indians have been successful traders, which are evidenced from their vast trading networks during the periods of Spanish and British colonization of the region. This explains their adeptness at facilitating the trade of rare orchid flowers from Florida to markets in other parts of the country and in the European countries

Voting in America has developed throughout history. Originally, the Constitution did not specifically define who had the right to vote until the 14th and 15th Amendment in which specified, “the right of citizens of the United States to vote.” The 14th Amendment granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United states,” including all African Americans. It also refuses to “deny to any person within its jurisdiction on the equal