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On March 30, 1822, the United States merged East Florida and part of what formerly constituted West Florida into the Florida Territory. [10] William Pope Duval became the first official governor of the Florida Territory and soon afterward the capital was established at Tallahassee , but only after removing a Seminole tribe from the land.
The Florida Parishes of the modern state of Louisiana include most of the territory claimed by the short-lived Republic of West Florida. Spain sided with Great Britain during the War of 1812 , and the U.S. annexed the Mobile District of West Florida to the Mississippi Territory in May 1812.
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.
Florida Territory was admitted to the US as the 27th state, Florida. December 29, 1845. The Republic of Texas was admitted to the US as the 28th state, Texas. The United States Congress passed the joint resolution of annexation on March 1, 1845, [43] but Texas did not agree to join the union for some time after.
In the meantime Florida continues to be a territory of the United States, governed by virtue of that clause in the Constitution which empowers Congress "to make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States".
The Floridas (Spanish: Las Floridas) was a region of the southeastern United States comprising the historical colonies of East Florida and West Florida. They were created when England obtained Florida in 1763 (see British Florida), and found it so awkward in geography that she split it in two. The borders of East and West Florida varied.
An enlargeable map of the state of Florida. Names Common name: Florida. Pronunciation: / ˈ f l ɒr ɪ d ə / ⓘ Official name: State of Florida; Abbreviations and name codes Postal symbol: FL; ISO 3166-2 code: US-FL; Internet second-level domain: .fl.us; Nicknames Sunshine State (currently used on license plates) Others include: Alligator ...
The Seminole Wars (also known as the Florida Wars) were a series of three military conflicts between the United States and the Seminoles that took place in Florida between about 1816 and 1858. The Seminoles are a Native American nation which coalesced in northern Florida during the early 1700s, when the territory was still a Spanish colonial ...