A
A person chosen by a group to speak or act for them.
Representative
A section of a state or territory that contains several cities or towns.
County
An official member of the country
Citizen
To remove people people by force
Deport
Occurs when people attempt to take power away from someone
revolt
A national government that shares power with the states.
Federal
The person who directed the work done by enslaved Africans
Overseer
A group of people who make and enforce the laws of the region.
Government
The way people choose to use resources to produce goods and services
economy
A part of the United States that is not a state
Territory
The way people choose a person to represent them.
Election
Makes the laws for the state
Legislature
A written plan that explains the purpose of the government.
Constitution
Land that Indians kept for themselves
Reservation
After the American Revolution, what country did Britain give Florida to?
Spain
How could enslaved Africans gain freedom in Florida?
Buy their freedom, serve in the military, practice the Catholic faith
Why did Florida become a state at the same time as Iowa?
So the free states and slave states would still be balanced
What was an outcome of the First Seminole War?
Spain surrendered Florida to the United States
Why did the Seminole regret moving to a reservation in Florida?
Little food was delivered and they went hungry
Why did U.S. citizens ask the government to take Florida from Spain?
They wanted to be able to settle in Florida
What was a result of the Second Seminole War?
Most Seminoles had to live on a reservation in Oklahoma, some hid in the Everglades
Who signed the law admitting Florida into the Union?
John Tyler
Who were Osceola and King Phillip?
Seminole leaders
Name 3 reasons Florida wanted to become a state
1) They could buy large areas of land.
2) They could vote
3) They could gain funds from the government for railroads and land improvements
1838- 1st applied for statehood
1838/9- Florida officials met to write the constitution
1845- FL and Iowa were admitted together
* New Florida Government started with 3 parts