florida became a part of the united states on march 3, 1845.
florida became a part of the united states on march 3, 1845.
when did florida become a part of the united states?
march 3 , 1845
the area of spanish florida diminished with the establishment of english colonies to the north and french colonies to the west. the english weakened spanish power in the area by supplying their creek indian allies with firearms and urging them to raid the timucuan and apalachee client-tribes of the spanish. the english attacked st. augustine, burning the city and its cathedral to the ground several times, while the citizens hid behind the walls of the castillo de san marcos. the spanish, meanwhile, encouraged slaves to flee the english-held carolinas and come to florida, where they were converted to roman catholicism and given freedom. they settled in a buffer community north of st. augustine, called gracia real de santa teresa de mose, the first completely black settlement in what would become the united states. great britain gained control of florida diplomatically in 1763 through the peace of paris (the castillo de san marcos surrendered for the first time, having never been taken militarily). britain tried to develop florida through the importation of immigrants for labor, including some from menorca and greece, but this project ultimately failed. spain regained florida in the treaty of versailles (1783) after helping defeat britain in the american revolutionary war. finally, in 1819, by terms of the adams–onís treaty, spain ceded florida to the united states in exchange for the american renunciation of any claims on texas. on march 3, 1845, florida became the 27th state of the united states of america.
history of hispanic and latino americans in the united states
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