Florida Flashcards
What did the population of Florida consist of in 1800?
English traders, Spanish colonists, Seminole Indians, and runaway slaves.
When Thomas Jefferson offered to buy Florida from Spain in 1804, Spain said “_.”
no deal.
Why did Americans want to take over Florida?
Seminole Indians were raiding Georgia farms and Slaves were running away into Florida.
Who did James Monroe send to Florida to end the Seminole raids?
Andrew Jackson
What order did Andrew Jackson ignore?
Jackson was ordered to end Seminole raids. He was given permission to chase raiding Seminoles back into Florida but could not invade Florida.
What did Spain want the U.S. to do with Jackson after he invaded Florida?
Order him back to Washington and punish him.
All of Monroe’s advisers except one told Monroe to remove Jackson from Florida and apologize to Spain in order to avoid war. Who did not agree with the other advisers and offered a different solutions?
Secretary of State John Quincy Ad.
What was President Monroe’s response to Spain?
“Govern or get out!”
What did Spain and the U.S. agree on for Florida?
The U.S. would get Florida if they paid 5 millions dollars in settlers’ claims against Spain and give up claim to Texas.
Why did some Americans hate the Florida agreement with Spain?
They said Texas was worth ten Floridas.
I can… explain why the United States wanted to acquire Florida from Spain.
The United States wanted to acquire Florida from Spain because slave owners in Georgia were complaining because slaves were running away into Florida.
I can… explain how Florida was acquired.
Andrew Jackson invaded Florida and replaced the Spanish governor with an American one. In exchange the U.S. paid 5 million dollars in settlers claims against Spain.
Was the U.S. justified in how it acquired new territory under Manifest Destiny? (Include how it was acquired and why you believe to was or was not justified.)
I believe that the U.S. was justified in how they acquired Florida because they peacefully acquired the land and bought it to stop the seminole raids and stop the slaves.
