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Destroying the Salt Pans
On November 29th 1862 Louis James M. Boyd, 3rd Assistant Engineer aboard
the U.S. Gun boat "Albatross", describes the destruction of the rebel
salt pans along the Florida coast in his letter to his wife Jannie. |
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4 to 5 |
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Social Studies
Science |
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| Sunshine State Standards |
SS.A.1.2.2 |
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uses a variety of methods and sources to understand history
(such as interpreting diaries, letters, newspapers and reading maps and
graphs). |
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SS.A.6.2.2 |
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understands the influence of geography on the history of Florida. |
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Overview
On November 29th 1862 Louis James M. Boyd, 3rd Assistant Engineer aboard
the U.S. Gun boat "Albatross", describes the destruction of the rebel
salt pans along the Florida coast in his letter to his wife Jannie.
Objectives
1. Students will listen to a letter from Louis James Boyd describing
the destruction of the rebel salt pans along the Florida coast.
2. Students will retell the story.
3. Students will discuss the letter.
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Materials and Preparation
1. Letter from Louis James M. Boyd,
3rd Assistant Engineer aboard the U.S. Gun boat "Albatross", to
his wife Jannie describing the destruction of the rebel salt pans along
the Florida coast. |
Procedure
1. Tell students that they are going to hear a letter from a Union sailor
to his wife describing the destruction of rebel salt pans along the coast.
2. Read the letter to the students.
3. Ask the students to retell the story.
4. Ask students where this happened. How close or far away
is it compared to where the students live? Have students find
Pensacola on a map?
5. Ask the students what they thought of the letter. Did
anything surprise them?
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Florida Department of State
Bureau of Archives & Records Management
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