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Florida History Test Flashcards

1
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Governor of British Carolina, he attacked the Castillo de San Marcos & burned down St Augustine

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James Moore

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Governor of British Georgia, he burned Fort Mose & then attacked the Castillo de San Marcos

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James Oglethorpe

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Governor of East Florida, he did all he could to get people to move to Florida

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James Grant

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Governor of Spanish Louisiana, he wanted to get back West Florida for Spain

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Bernardo de Galvez

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President of the US during the time of the Louisiana Purchase

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Thomas Jefferson

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General in the War of 1812, he fought in battles in Pensacola and New Orleans

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Andrew Jackson

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Secretary of State, he signed the treaty that gave Florida to the USA

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John Quincy Adams

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slaves from the 13 colonies who fled to Florida for freedom

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Runaway Slaves

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9
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Indians from Alabama and Georgia that settled in present day Tallahassee & Gainesville

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Seminoles

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Runaway slaves, Fort Mose descendants & Seminoles all together

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Black Seminoles

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colonists who did not want British rule

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Patriots

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people who supported Britain

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Loyalists

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13
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partnerships

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Alliances

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14
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surprise attack

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Raid

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15
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a gift of land given by the government

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land grant

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16
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large farms

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plantations

17
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a person who agrees to work for another person without pay for a certain length of time

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Indentured Servant

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people children, grandchildren and so on

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Descendants

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money owed to another

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debt

20
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money that a government collects from people, usually to pay for services

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tax

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freedom

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independence

22
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a sudden complete change of government

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Revolution

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War between France & Britain broke out over lands west of the mountains

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The French & Indian War of 1754

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America fights for its independence

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The American Revolution of 1776

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the US declared war on Britain and Britain ends up losing its hold in North America

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War of 1812

26
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Seminoles driven out of East Florida

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First Seminole War

27
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Florida becomes a British Colony

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Treaty of Paris 1763

28
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The USA won its independence and Florida was returned to Spanish Rule

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Treaty of Paris 1783

29
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The USA doubles its size

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The Louisiana Purchase Treaty of 1803

30
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Spain gave Florida to the US and the US forgave Spain’s war debt

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The Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819

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