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100
This man was the governor when Florida became a territory.
Who is William Pope DuVal.
100
This territory was not allowed to be a state for several years because it would lead to an unbalance of slave and free states.
What is Florida?
100
The land the national government sets aside for use by Native Americans.
What is a reservation?
100
This act lead to the relocation of Native Americans to the Indian Territory.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
100
A group that makes laws for a state.
What is a legislature?
200
This general drove the Seminoles out of areas that the settlers wanted to occupy.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
200
Florida was allowed to become a state when _______ joined as a free state.
What is Iowa?
200
A command center.
What is headquarters?
200
The First Seminole War was caused by conflicts over this issue.
What is slavery?
200
This treaty required the Seminole Indians to give up 24 million acres of land.
What is the Treaty of Moultrie Creek?
300
Key West was purchased from __________ for $2000.
Who is Juan P. Salas?
300
Moultrie Creek served as a meeting place for the _______ and the US government to negotiate where the _______ would live.
Who are the Seminoles?
300
Having to do almost everything with little or no help from other people.
What is self-sufficient?
300
This treaty said that Spain would give Florida to the United States in exchange for debt forgiveness.
What is the Adams-Onis Treaty?
300
These three groups or people made up the government of the Florida Territory.
What is a governor, a group of judges, and a council.
400
This Native American was not a chief, but he lead others in a massacre that would lead to the start of the Second Seminole War.
Who is Osceola?
400
At the end of the Second Seminole War, most of the Seminole Indians relocated to the ______________.
What is the Indian Territory?
400
An official count of the population.
What is a census?
400
In 1824, this city became the Territory captial of Florida.
What is Tallahassee?
400
This carried passengers, were faster than traveling by road, and could travel upstream.
What is a steamboat?
500
On May 26, 1845, __________beat Richard Keith Call in an election to be the first governor of the state of Florida.
Who is William D. Moseley?
500
Settlers from several states flooded Florida because of ______________.
What is cheap land?
500
This document was required before Florida could become a state.
What is a constitution?
500
These three events lead to the start of the Second Seminole War.
What is the Indian Removal Act, the meeting at Payne's Landing, and the Dade Massacre.
500
This group did not want Florida to become a state because it was a slave state.
What are the Northern states?