The Seminoles
Before the Spanish American War, the troops assembled in Tampa, Florida. It served as a major staging point for the United States military, and the troops gathered there before being deployed to Cuba.
The Maine sunk before the Spanish-American War.
It was a serious diruption to Spanish commerce.
They assaulted Spanish held land in Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. It is important to note, however, that they did not see it as "invading"; they saw it as "liberating", as the Cuban and Philippine rebels were already fighting the Spanish before they entered the fray.The US Virgin Islands.
Florida was a Spanish colony long before Jamestown was settled in 1609. However North Carolina was a state before Florida was purchased by the United States in 1819.
Before the Spanish American War, the troops assembled in Tampa, Florida. It served as a major staging point for the United States military, and the troops gathered there before being deployed to Cuba.
Ponce de Leon discovered Florida in 1513; Mexico was conquered by Hernan Cortes in 1521.
yes Florida wa named by the Spanish around 1550. Before that it had an Indian name!
The Maine sunk before the Spanish-American War.
yes. Florida was under Spanish's rule for 300 years before becoming a part of the united states in 1821.
American Indians didn't have horses, the Spanish brought them when America was discovered. However, it is possible that the Plains Indians DID already have horses, but the central American Indians didn't
a colony
I'm glad I finished that chapter on the Spanish-American War before the test.
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It was a serious diruption to Spanish commerce.
They assaulted Spanish held land in Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. It is important to note, however, that they did not see it as "invading"; they saw it as "liberating", as the Cuban and Philippine rebels were already fighting the Spanish before they entered the fray.The US Virgin Islands.
Florida, Texas, New Mexico