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East Florida (Spanish: Florida Oriental) was a colony of Great Britain from 1763 to 1783 and a province of the Spanish Empire from 1783 to 1821. The British gained control over Spanish Florida in 1763 as part of the Treaty of Paris that ended the Seven Years' War.
The borders of East and West Florida varied. In 1783, when Spain acquired West Florida and re-acquired East Florida from Great Britain through the Peace of Paris (1783), the eastern British boundary of West Florida was the Apalachicola River, but Spain in 1785 moved it eastward to the Suwannee River.
The terms of capitulation included the entirety of West Florida, the British garrison, large quantities of war material and supplies, and one British sloop of war. [26] Gálvez had the batteries and Fort Barrancas Coloradas moved nearer to the bay's entrance, and placed a battery on Santa Rosa Island against British attempts to recapture Pensacola.
The Patriot War was an attempt in 1812 to foment a rebellion in Spanish East Florida with the intent of annexing the province to the United States. The invasion and occupation of parts of East Florida had elements of filibustering, but was also supported by units of the United States Army, Navy and Marines, and by militia from Georgia and Tennessee.
"The Federal Campaign of 1864 in East Florida: A Study for the Florida State Board of Parks and Historic Monuments". Florida Historical Quarterly. 29 (1): 1– 37. JSTOR 30138799. Nelson, David (2018). "Battles of Olustee. Civil War Memory in Florida". In Weitz, Seth A.; Sheppard, Jonathan C. (eds.). A Forgotten Front: Florida during the Civil ...
Florida has several advantages, including its warm climate and endless beaches. Between August 2019 and August 2023, domestic migration boosted the Sunshine State’s population by 2.6% of its ...
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