It never was a territory. Spain colonized it first and started St. Augustine the oldest city in America. It was ceded to the United States in 1819 as part of the Adams-Onis Treaty.
it shouted for joy and pooed its pants
The US acquired the territory of Florida from Spain ceding it to the US.
Florida
the US gained Florida territory by threatening to police the territory so the Spanish gave it to them.
Greed
Tallahassee was founded as the capital of the Florida Territory in 1824.
No, it is a city in the US State of Florida.
1819
42
they retreated
It's a SE US state
The Territory of Florida was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 30, 1822, until March 3, 1845, when it was admitted to the Union as theState of Florida. The territory was originally the Spanish colony of La Florida, which was ceded to the United States as part of the 1819 Adams-Onís Treaty.