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'''1819: ''' Spain ceded the remainder of West Florida and all of East Florida to the United States. Official United States occupation took place in 1821, and Florida was organized as a territory in 1822. | '''1819: ''' Spain ceded the remainder of West Florida and all of East Florida to the United States. Official United States occupation took place in 1821, and Florida was organized as a territory in 1822. | ||
'''1822: ''' (September 18,) Treaty of Fort Moultrie between the | '''1822: ''' (September 18,) Treaty of Fort Moultrie between the United States and the Seminole Indians. | ||
'''1835-1842: '''The Second Seminole War was caused by reaction to the Treat of Payne's Landing (1832) and the attempts by the U.S. to remove them from Florida. The Seminole's were | '''1835-1842: '''The Second Seminole War was caused by reaction to the Treat of Payne's Landing (1832) and the attempts by the U.S. to remove them from Florida. The Seminole's were led by Chief Osceola, WIld Cat, Alligator and Aripeka conducted a gurerrilla war. Over 1,500 U.S. troops lost their lives. | ||
'''1842: ''' At the close of the Seminole Wars, most of the Indians were removed west to present-day Oklahoma, but a few hundred escaped into the swamps. | '''1842: ''' At the close of the Seminole Wars, most of the Indians were removed west to present-day Oklahoma, but a few hundred escaped into the swamps. | ||
'''1845: '''(March 3 | '''1845: '''(March 3) Florida became a state. | ||
'''1850:'''(January 21 | '''1850: '''(January 21) Western migration of the Florida Indians began. This removed most Indians from the Atlantic seaboard. A few remained on isolated reservations. Today some Seminole Indians live in the Lake Okeechobee area. | ||
'''1861: ''' Florida seceded from the Union. It was readmitted in 1868. | '''1861: ''' Florida seceded from the Union. It was readmitted in 1868. | ||
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'''1921-1925'''<nowiki>: The last 13 of the state's 67 counties were organized as the Florida land boom attracted new settlers from the north.</nowiki> | '''1921-1925'''<nowiki>: The last 13 of the state's 67 counties were organized as the Florida land boom attracted new settlers from the north.</nowiki> | ||
An especially helpful source for studying the history of Florida is Junius E. Dovell, ''Florida: Historic- Dramatic-Contemporary,'' Four Volumes. (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1952; | '''1938:''' Big Cypress and Brighton Indian reservations were established. | ||
An especially helpful source for studying the history of Florida is Junius E. Dovell, ''Florida: Historic- Dramatic-Contemporary,'' Four Volumes. (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1952; Family History Library book 975.9 H2do).<br> | |||
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