Florida info
What is the capital of Florida?
Tallahassee
Which European country had control of Florida 2 different times?
Spain
Who was the first Governor of Florida?
Andrew Jackson
What drew people to St. Petersburg in the 1920s
it was like Las Vegas, people came to party
What is the state bird?
Mockingbird
What is the first city in Florida?
St. Augustine
How did Babe Ruth's presence impact St. Petersburg?
the population trippled
What are Wade Ins?
When people would protest segregated beaches. Black citizens would go swim against the law.
What date did Florida become a state?
1845
How did the Spanish loose Florida at the end of the First Spanish Period?
the 7 years war
What made Florida's population skyrocket in the 1950s
GI Bill, Baby Boom, Highways
How was Florida's open space used during World War 1?
training facilities
What are the 3 G's that motivated explorers in the New World?
Gold God Glory
Why was St. Augustine founded in 1565?
to push the French out of Florida
How did the space race change Florida?
develop new jobs, drew new residents, expanded tourism
The WPA was created to relieve the impacts of the Great Depression. How did this impact Florida?
Preserved the experiences of Floridians through arts and literature
How does Tourism impacts Florida?
habitat loss, create jobs, increase revenue, air land and sea pollution
What is the Encomienda System?
economic system where Spanish lords are given land in exchanges for converting the natives and using their labor to produce goods
How did Henry Flagler and Henry Plants railroads impact Florida?
Allowed expansion and agriculture
How did the Mariel Boatlift Effect Florida?
changed Miami into a center for Cubans