Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun.
yes, they were elected in 1810
No. In colonial days it was a Spanish colony.
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The oldest Spanish Settlement in Florida was St. Augustine.
yes, they were elected in 1810
the Spanish
No. In colonial days it was a Spanish colony.
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Florida was under British control from 1763 to 1783. It was under Spanish control until 1763, and it returned to Spanish control in 1783.
Florida had been a Spanish colony and then was a British colony. It was an advantage for the United States to purchase it not to have British on their southern border.
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This colony could protect the other British colonies from Spanish attack. Great Britain had been at war in the early 1700's. Georgia would serve as a military barrier.
When Georgia was founded in 1732, Florida was a possession of Spain. The Spanish had established settlements in Florida since the early 16th century, and it remained under Spanish control until it was ceded to the British in 1763. Florida's strategic location made it important for both Spanish and British colonial interests in North America.
Spain. British involvement in Florida - and then only some parts - was very late.
the line of demarcation is aboundary of the British and the Spanish authorities west Florida.
No, it was owned by the Spanish until the US annexed it in the 1830s.