A report on Spanish Florida
The first major European land claim and attempted settlement in North America during the European Age of Discovery.
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Jacksonville, Florida
6 linksCity located on the Atlantic coast of Florida, the most populous city in the state, and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020.
City located on the Atlantic coast of Florida, the most populous city in the state, and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020.
A platted town was established there in 1822, a year after the United States gained Florida from Spain; it was named after Andrew Jackson, the first military governor of the Florida Territory and seventh President of the United States.
Queen Anne's War
7 linksThe second in a series of French and Indian Wars fought in North America involving the colonial empires of Great Britain, France, and Spain; it took place during the reign of Anne, Queen of Great Britain.
The second in a series of French and Indian Wars fought in North America involving the colonial empires of Great Britain, France, and Spain; it took place during the reign of Anne, Queen of Great Britain.
1) In the south, Spanish Florida and the English Province of Carolina attacked one another, and English colonists engaged French colonists based at Fort Louis de la Louisiane (near present-day Mobile, Alabama), with Indian bands allied on each side. The southern war did not result in significant territorial changes, but it resulted in seriously decimating the Indian population of Spanish Florida and parts of southern Georgia, with destruction of the network of Spanish missions in Florida.
War of Jenkins' Ear
4 linksConflict between Britain and Spain lasting from 1739 to 1748, mainly in New Granada and among the West Indies of the Caribbean Sea, with major operations largely ended by 1742.
Conflict between Britain and Spain lasting from 1739 to 1748, mainly in New Granada and among the West Indies of the Caribbean Sea, with major operations largely ended by 1742.
Tensions increased after the founding of the British colony of Georgia in 1732, which Spain considered a threat to Spanish Florida, vital to protect shipping routes with mainland Spain.
Florida Panhandle
4 linksNorthwestern part of the U.S. state of Florida; it is a strip of land roughly 200 mi long and 50 to 100 mi wide, lying between Alabama on the north and the west, Georgia on the north, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south.
Northwestern part of the U.S. state of Florida; it is a strip of land roughly 200 mi long and 50 to 100 mi wide, lying between Alabama on the north and the west, Georgia on the north, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south.
In 1811, while Florida was still a Spanish possession, American settlers in the territory sent a petition to Congress asking to be incorporated into the Mississippi Territory, which at that time included present-day Alabama. (See West Florida article.)
Tocobaga
4 linksThe name of a chiefdom, its chief, and its principal town during the 16th century.
The name of a chiefdom, its chief, and its principal town during the 16th century.
The Tampa Bay area was visited by Spanish explorers during the Spanish Florida period in Florida.
Mississippi River
10 linksSecond-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system on the North American continent, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system.
Second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system on the North American continent, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system.
Spain also ceded Florida to Britain to regain Cuba, which the British occupied during the war.
Tequesta
2 linksThe Tequesta (also Tekesta, Tegesta, Chequesta, Vizcaynos) were a Native American tribe.
The Tequesta (also Tekesta, Tegesta, Chequesta, Vizcaynos) were a Native American tribe.
The Tequesta tribe had only a few survivors by the time that Spanish Florida was traded to the British, who then established the area as part of the province of East Florida.
Fugitive slaves in the United States
2 linksIn the United States, fugitive slaves or runaway slaves were terms used in the 18th and 19th century to describe enslaved people who fled slavery.
In the United States, fugitive slaves or runaway slaves were terms used in the 18th and 19th century to describe enslaved people who fled slavery.
Generally, they tried to reach states or territories where slavery was banned, including Canada, or, until 1821, Spanish Florida.
Province of Carolina
5 linksProvince of England and Great Britain (1707–1712) that existed in North America and the Caribbean from 1663 until partitioned into North and South on January 24, 1712.
Province of England and Great Britain (1707–1712) that existed in North America and the Caribbean from 1663 until partitioned into North and South on January 24, 1712.
The King intended for the newly created province to serve as an English bulwark to contest lands claimed by Spanish Florida and prevent their northward expansion.
Province of Georgia
3 linksOne of the Southern colonies in British America.
One of the Southern colonies in British America.
Another reason for the founding of the colony was as a buffer state and a "garrison province" which would defend the southern British colonies from Spanish Florida.