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July 21: Escambia County and St. John's County, Florida's first two counties are established. December 31: Andrew Jackson leaves office as the governor of Florida. 1822. March 30: Florida Territory is organized combining East Florida and West Florida. April 17: Florida's first civilian governor, William Pope Duval takes office.
May 14, 2024 · Florida was under colonial rule by Spain from the 16th century to the 19th century, and briefly by Great Britain during the 18th century (1763–1783) before becoming a territory of the United States in 1821. Two decades later, on March 3, 1845, Florida was admitted to the Union as the 27th U.S. state.
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1565-09-08 1st permanent European settlement in the US founded at St. Augustine, Florida. 1565-09-20 Spaniards capture Fort Caroline Florida & massacre the French. 1622-09-06 Spanish silver fleet disappears off Florida Keys; 1,000s die. 1702-10-27 British troops plunder St Augustine, Florida.
At the time of European contact in the 16th century, a population of several hundred thousand Native Americans lived in Florida. The early history of Europeans in Florida reflects the conflicts of the Spanish, French, and English crowns for empire and wealth. Juan Ponce de León ventured to the peninsula in 1513 and 1521. Because he landed on ...
Sep 2, 2021 · • Students will be able to list the native tribes that lived in south Florida. SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS: SS.4.A.2.1: Compare Native American tribes in Florida. SS.4.A.3.2: Describe causes and effects of European colonization on the Native American tribes of Florida. SS.4.A.9.1: Utilize time lines to sequence key events in Florida history.
Oct 18, 2016 · The importance of Florida in early American history is often overlooked. The so-called “thirteen original colonies” that would lead to the creation of the United States exclude the fourteenth and fifteenth colonies of East Florida and West Florida. St. Augustine, Florida was an active city for more than four decades before the English established a settlement at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607 ...
Sep 2, 2021 · Florida’s coast. Thousands of native peoples lived in Florida when European explorers first arrived in the sixteenth century. Sadly, within 200 years, most died from European diseases or were killed in warfare. Some were taken away as slaves. FLORIDA’S TRIBES When Spanish and French explorers began arriving in Florida in the sixteenth century,
