florida became a territory of the united states on january 10, 1861.
florida became a territory of the united states on january 10, 1861.
when did florida become a territory of the united states?
january 10, 1861
florida had become a burden to spain, which could not afford to send settlers or garrisons. madrid therefore decided to cede the territory to the united states through the adams–onís treaty, which took effect in 1821. president james monroe was authorized on march 3, 1821 to take possession of east florida and west florida for the united states and provide for initial governance. andrew jackson, on behalf of the u.s. federal government, served as a military commissioner with the powers of governor of the newly acquired territory for a brief period. on march 30, 1822, the u.s. congress merged east florida and part of west florida into the florida territory.
florida
with the disenfranchisement of african-americans by a poll tax in 1889, florida become a one-party democratic state, which it was to remain until the 1950s, apart from the anti-catholic vote against al smith in 1928. unlike southern states extending into the appalachian mountains or ozarks, or texas with its german settlements in the edwards plateau, florida completely lacked upland or german refugee whites opposed to secession. thus florida's republican party between 1872 and 1888 was entirely dependent upon black votes, a fact graphically seen when one considers that – although very few blacks in florida had ever voted within the previous fifty-five years – at the time of the landmark court case of "smith v. allwright", half of florida's registered republicans were still black. thus disfranchisement of blacks and poor whites left florida as devoid of republican adherents as louisiana, mississippi or south carolina.
1908 united states presidential election in florida