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The Florida Conquest
This week in history, the Florida Purchase treaty was signed, making Florida a part of the United States and creating the border between the US and what is now Mexico. Take the quiz to learn more.
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1. Which future president signed the Florida Purchase Treaty on February 22, 1819, while serving as secretary of state?
2. In what city did Spain begin its colonization of Florida?
3. Who led the first expedition to Florida in 1513?
4. Spain lost Florida to what country in the French and Indian War?
5. Acting largely of his own volition, which future president led an unauthorized invasion of Spanish Florida in late 1817?
6. The United States purchased Florida at what cost?
7. Who was first U.S. military governor of Florida?
8. What year was Florida admitted to the Union?
9. Florida had been divided into two territories, east and west. Tallahassee was established as the new capital because it was halfway between the East Florida capital of St. Augustine and the West Florida capital where?
10. Who brought oranges to Florida?



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