florida became part of the us in 1845.
florida became part of the us in 1845.
when did florida become part of the us?
1845
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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.
1904 united states presidential election in florida