Abstract
For non-history major students, high school is one of the last places where history is learned. This will cement their understanding of how their nation came to be and influence how they believe the nation should move forward. Politics has heavily influenced historical material, therefore I decided to compare two politically different states: California and Florida. I hypothesize that the areas most affected in textbooks are those that are politically contentious. Using annotations on pages with discrepancies, I found multiple differences between the textbooks, such as major text deletions, missing biographies, excluded American literature, and much more. This research is important in order to create awareness of the growing role that politics plays in the objective field of history. It is imperative for students to have access to the same information across the nation without being impeded by subjective forces.
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