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	History of Florida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1767, the British moved the northern boundary of West Florida to a line extending from the mouth of the Yazoo River east to the Chattahoochee River (32° 28′ north latitude), consisting of approximately the lower third of the present states of Mississippi and Alabama.
		The Americans merged East Florida and West Florida (although the majority of West Florida was annexed to Orleans Territory and Mississippi Territory), and established a new capital in Tallahassee, conveniently located halfway between the East Florida capital of St. Augustine and the West Florida capital of Pensacola.
		Florida became the battleground of the controversial 2000 US presidential election, when a count of the popular votes held on Election Day was extremely close and mired in accusations of fraud and manipulation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Florida (2323 words)

	West Florida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		West Florida, a region on the north shore of the Gulf of Mexico, was from 1682 until 1763 a part of the French colony of Louisiana.
		The British organized this territory into the provinces of East Florida, which consisted of most of the present U.S. state of Florida, and West Florida, bounded by the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain in the west, by the 31st parallel on the north and the Apalachicola River on the east.
		Parts of West Florida was annexed by proclamation of U.S. President James Madison, with possession taken of St. Francisville on December 6, 1810, and of Baton Rouge on December 10, 1810.
	www.sterlingheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/West_Florida (770 words)

	Florida
		Florida was colonized by the Spanish, French, and British until the Revolutionary War.
		Spain ceded Florida to the U.S. and the Florida Territory was established in 1824, with its capital at Tallahassee.
		Florida attractions, such as the large theme parks in the Orlando area, bring millions of visitors to the state from across the U.S. and around the world.
	www.ohwy.com /fl (295 words)

	Florida Territory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Florida Territory was a historic organized territory of the United States from 1822 to 1845.
		On March 30, 1822, the United States merged East Florida and part of West Florida into the Florida Territory.
		On March 3, 1845, Florida joined the Union as the 27th state.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Florida_Territory (129 words)

	FCAT Online, Social Studies, Glencoe Online
		Florida was organized and governed according to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
		Florida had an appointed territorial governor, a territorial legislature, and a non-voting delegate to the United States Congress.
		Florida's climate and coastlines along both the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico proved to be major forces in attracting people to work and to live.
	www.glencoe.com /sec/socialstudies/fcat/florida_becomes_state.html (2365 words)

	The US50 - A guide to the state of Florida - History
		Florida became the twenty-seventh state in the United States on March 3, 1845.
		Florida became the 27th state of the Union on March 3, 1845, and in the first statewide election for governor that year, Moseley successfully ran against one of the best-known public figures in the state, former territorial Governor Richard Keith Call.
		DuVal's administration was noted for its peaceful relations with Florida's Indians and for the establishment of Tallahassee as the territorial capital.
	www.theus50.com /florida/history.shtml (1425 words)

	1823 Laws of Florida Territory 2nd Session
		Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the District Attorneys of the Territory aforesaid, to attend the Sessions of the several county courts within their respective districts, and to prosecute for all offences against the laws of said Territory, cognizable by said courts.
		Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida, That there shall be a competent number of justices of the peace, appointed in the several counties of this Territory.
		To authorise the Attorneys for the Territory to appoint Deputies.
	palmm.fcla.edu /strucmeta/ftl1823.sgm.txt (4160 words)

	Acts for the admission of the State of Florida into the Union
		The territory which now comprises the State of Florida was originally acquired by England from France and Spain by the Treaty of Paris of February 10, 1763.
		East Florida was declared to be "bounded to the westward by the Gulf of Mexico and the Apalachicola river.
		Florida, to Representation in Congress," not as an act to admit it to the Union.
	home.earthlink.net /~walterk1/Patr/Fla/FlaIntoUnion.html (1164 words)

	Florida History
		Florida is nearly twice its current size due to a lower sea level caused by much of the ocean's waters still frozen in polar ice caps.
		The east and west territories of Florida become the 14th and 15th British colonies in the Americas.
		Florida becomes a territory of the United States.
	www.awesomeflorida.com /history.htm (474 words)

	Florida Seminole Indian war
		Florida in the early 19th Century was home to the Seminole Indians.
		In 1819 Spain sold East Florida to the United States for five million dollars and a promise of fair treatment for the Indians.
		In order to facilitate the removal of the Seminole from Florida, some of their Chiefs were pressured into signing the Treaty of Payne’s Landing, which required all Seminoles to be out of Florida within three years.
	ksks.essortment.com /seminoleflorida_rfad.htm (733 words)

	Time Line
		Florida Keys is identified as "an area of critical State concern" as population Grows uncontrollable.
		Florida is one of many states to suffer from heavy rains.
		Florida is hard hit by snow and tornadoes and is the only state declared a Federal disaster area.
	www.geocities.com /flunitstudies/time.html (9102 words)

	Florida Territory Becomes Our 27th State
		West Florida and the "territory of OrlÃ©ans," 1806
		After years of border arguments, Spain finally agreed to cede the Florida Territory to the U.S. in 1819 by signing the Adams-Onis Treaty, signed by Spanish minister Luis de Onis and U.S. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams.
		Florida was admitted to the Union in 1845.
	www.americaslibrary.gov /cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/reform/florida_3 (91 words)

	Florida State Symbols Capital Constitution Flags Maps Song
		emblazoned with a red X and the state seal, Florida's flag represents the land of sunshine, flowers, palm trees, rivers and lakes.
		The seal features a brilliant sun, a cabbage palmetto tree, a steamboat sailing and a Native American Seminole woman scattering flowers.
		Land is mostly flat with rolling high in northwest.
	www.50states.com /florida.htm (218 words)

	FLORIDA OF THE SEMINOLES
		I am like a bat, that hangs by its claws in a dark cave, and that I can see nothing of what is going on around me? Ever since I was a small boy I have seen the white people steadily encroaching upon the Indians, and driving them from their homes and hunting grounds.
		By 1828, the Florida Legislative Council was urging Congress to remove all Seminoles from Florida Territory.
		Since the Florida militia could not assure protection to farmers and planters, homesteaders south of Gainesville fled to the safety of the coast.
	www.floridahistory.org /floridians/seminol.htm (1897 words)

	Legislative Acts
		Duval, and all the remaining portion of East Florida, shall be
		Duval Clerk of the legislative Governor of the Territory Council of Florida
		This program is funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the Florida Department of State, State Library and Archives of Florida.
	www.floridamemory.com /FloridaHighlights/s222/s222legactstext.cfm (1330 words)

	Frequently Asked Questions About Florida History @ Florida OCHP
		During the age of dinosaurs, the Florida peninsula was underwater and did not exist as a land mass.
		In 1819, Florida was ceded to the United States in the Adams-Onis Treaty.The formal change of flags came in 1821, and Florida was formally organized as a U.S. Territory with a legislative council in 1822.
		The original Indian people of Florida including the Timucua,Calusa, Apalachee, and other Indian groups were either killed by disease or warfare, captured as slaves, or they left Florida with the Spaniards.Visit our Seminole History page for more information.
	dhr.dos.state.fl.us /facts/stats/faq (768 words)

	Southern Life Insurance and Trust Company of Florida Territory 1839 signed by Governor
		Florida banking began in the 18th century with the Indian trading firm of Panton, Leslie and Company who established such services during the English control and continued them after the Spanish occupation when it is said that it became the financial agents of the Spanish government in Florida.
		Governor William P. DuVal, first governor of territorial Florida, opposed these new banks successfully until 1829, but after numerous efforts, and several vetoes by the Governor, Florida's first bank opened in 1829 as the Bank of Florida at Tallahassee, which it later became the Central or Union Bank of Florida.
		He later served with Jackson in Florida, and returned to the territory in the early 1820s to assist in the establishment of a new American territorial government.
	www.scripophily.net /soutlifinand.html (845 words)

	Articles - West Florida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		West Florida was from 1682 until 1763 a part of the French colony of Louisiana.
		The Constitution of West Florida was based largely on the US Constitution, and divided the government into three branches: executive, judicial and legislative.
		The U.S. annexed the Mobile District of West Florida to the Mississippi Territory in 1812.
	gaple.com /articles/West_Florida?mySession=e9d7dc2bbd7dc3b595d4376cf... (1160 words)

	Notes on Common Law in Florida
		The Act, from the Laws of the Territory of Florida, 1829 (page 8), adopting the English common law is as follows.
		Also Chapter 17391, Laws of Florida, 1935, directed certain members of the Bar of the State of Florida to "compile, collect, edit, annotate, cite, and arrange" the Statute Laws of England of force within the State of Florida.
		Florida is a common-law State, in view of provisions of this section [FS § 2.01] adopting consistent and general English common and statutory law down to July 4, 1776.
	home.earthlink.net /~walterk1/Patr/CL/CLawNotes.html (1074 words)

	Florida Kids @ Florida OCHP
		To learn about Florida's cultures, settlement, and facts about our great state, use the menu below or the menu to the left.
		You can learn about Florida's people from 12,000 years ago to the present, people of all cultures who have made our state their home.
		You can also find out Florida's state symbols like the state bird or the state song.
	dhr.dos.state.fl.us /kids (98 words)

	University of Miami Libraries Collections -- Florida Collection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Titles relating to the historical, political, social, cultural, economic, and literary development of Florida from the sixteenth century to the present day are included.
		Early Florida monographs and travel accounts are well represented.
		Additional holdings related to Florida include the Model Land Company (Henry Flagler), the Philbrick Funeral Home Record, and the Floyd and Marion Rinhart Collection of Photographs, and the Pan American Airways Collection.
	www.library.miami.edu /library/florida.html (204 words)

	FLENG - MATHCOUNTS
		In Florida, participating middle schools compete individually or as part of a team in one of nineteen FES Chapter MATHCOUNTS competitions held in February.
		The Florida Engineering Society (FES) is proud to have sponsored Florida's MATHCOUNTS since it's origination in 1983.
		The Florida Engineering Society awarded top teams and individuals with trophies and scholarships at the state competition, and will send the top four on an all-expense-paid trip to participate in the national competition.
	www.fleng.org /mathcounts.htm (774 words)

	THE FLORIDIANS TEXT HOME PAGE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		It may be used as part of a history course or as a popular reference to the story of Florida.
		FLORIDA OF THE CONQUISTADORS FLORIDA OF THE FRENCH
		FLORIDA OF THE SPANISH FLORIDA OF THE BRITISH 1763-1783
	www.floridahistory.org /floridians/textpg.htm (143 words)

	AllRefer.com - Tallahassee, United States (U.S. Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		It is a wholesale trade and distribution center for the surrounding lumber, livestock, and agricultural area.
		The state government, Florida State Univ., and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical Univ. are major sources of employment.
		Spanish missionaries and settlers followed, but the Apalachee village remained the major settlement until Tallahassee was founded (1824) as the capital of the Florida Territory.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/T/Tallahas.html (308 words)

	Florida History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Florida became part of the U.S. territory in the early 19th century and was admitted to the union as the twenty-seventh state in the U.S. on March 3, 1845.
		Florida has been and still is one of the fastest growing states in the country.
		Tour of the Florida Territory during the Seminole Wars.
	www.floridasmart.com /commculture/history.htm (387 words)

	WGL North Florida Territory John Reger
		John Reger, Licensee for the WGL North Florida Territory, lives in Gainesville and is an active PGA golf professional at the Country Club of Ocala.
		Richard Greaser, Licensee for the WGL South Florida Territory, lives in Tampa and is President of J. Richards of Florida, Inc. He has hired Lane Creech, a PGA Class A professional with 27 years of experience at leading eastern golf courses, to assist in running the territory.
		Vancoe and all the other WGL Territory Licensees except King Simmons are on hand at the 2002 PGA Merchandise Expo, and are available for interviews at Booth 26144 at the entrance to B2-3.
	www.worldgolfleague.com /website/press.htm (2316 words)

	Find anything about Walton County Florida
		Whether you live in Florida or are planning a visit or move to the Sunshine State, here you'll find a wealth of Florida information including air travel, climate and weather, beaches, government, shopping, sports, weddings and more.
		Walton County is one of the fastest growing counties in Florida.
		It was named for George Walton, Secretary of the Florida territory from 1821 to 1826.
	www.inflorida.net /Walton-County-Florida.shtml (252 words)

	Florida Territory Becomes Our 27th State
		England, France and Spain were all fighting with each other in several parts of the world in the pursuit of growing their colonies.
		In 1763 the Treaty of Paris was signed by England, France and Spain and it resulted in England gaining the Florida Territory.
		But when England formally recognized the colonies' independence (as the United States) in 1783, the Florida Territory was returned to Spain without clear definition of its boundaries.
	www.americaslibrary.gov /cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/reform/florida_2 (142 words)

	Territorial Governors of Florida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		President Monroe appointed William DuVal to succeed Andrew Jackson as Governor of Florida, ignoring Jackson's recommendation of Colonel William King for the job.
		He came to Florida as a Territorial Judge.
		He was appointed Governor of the Florida territory in 1822 and reappointed by Presidents Adams and Jackson.
	fpc.dos.state.fl.us /memory/OnlineClassroom/Governors/history_2.cfm (148 words)

	The Territory
		We were lucky that Charles was out of town and returned just after Ohio State and Notre Dame lost, so we didn't have to listen to his blathering about how tough football is up north.
		Florida State's rolling along nicely, so Luke's happy.
		Folks on the porch keep waiting for Drew Weatherford's apocalypse game, and I'm starting to suspect that Miami was it, and they survived it.
	www.theterritory.org (1289 words)

	BASF Professional Pest Control - News Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In addition, BASF has restructured its Florida sales staff to redistribute Rowlands’ former territory in northern Florida, as well as to incorporate Knox.
		Knox is a graduate of the University of Florida, where she earned a BS in Entomology (Business specialization) and as MS in Nematology (Turfgrass specialization).
		While at the University, she served in the Department of Entomology and Nematology as both an Undergraduate Assistant (developing computerized training tutorials for pest management) and a Graduate Research Assistant (researching and studying plant pathogenic nematodes).
	www.termidoronline.com /news/newsinfo.asp?NewsID=178 (516 words)

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