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...

future president Andrew Jackson served as its military governor. Florida Territory was established in 1822 and five people served as governor over 6...

established West and East Florida in 1763 out of land acquired from France and Spain after the Seven Years' War. As the newly acquired territory was too large to...

never clearly or formally defined, the territory was initially much larger than the present-day state of Florida, extending over much of what is now the...

members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Florida. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States...

of Florida, which became a territory of the U.S. in 1821 with two counties complementing the provincial divisions retained as a Spanish territory, Escambia...

then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2022, the population was 201,731, making it the eighth-most populous city in the state of Florida. The population...

not share in the government till Florida shall become a state. In the meantime Florida continues to be a territory of the United States, governed by...

founded in 1565, being the oldest continuously inhabited city. Florida was a Spanish territory frequently attacked and coveted by Great Britain before Spain...

United States gained Florida from Spain; it was named after Andrew Jackson, the first military governor of the Florida Territory and seventh President...

period of Florida, the secretary of the territory was one of two major appointed positions within the executive department of the territory. Like the...

the Florida Territory elected a non-voting delegate at-large to Congress from 1822 to 1845. These are tables of congressional delegations from Florida to...

of Eastern Louisiana. The boundaries of the Republic of West Florida included all territory south of parallel 31°N, east of the Mississippi River, and north...

established in 1822, and is named for William Pope Duval, Governor of Florida Territory from 1822 to 1834. Duval County is the central county of the Jacksonville...

Spanish Florida, but before control was transferred to Britain, most residents – including virtually everyone in St. Augustine – left the territory, with...

The Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida, often referred to as the Florida Territorial Council or Florida Territorial Legislative Council,...

alternating capitals of the Florida Territory, the other being Pensacola, upon ratification of the Adams–Onís Treaty in 1821. The Florida National Guard made...

Florida provinces to the U.S. in 1821, the newly constructed hamlet of Micanopy became the first distinct United States town in the Florida Territory...

Boulevard. After purchasing Florida from Spain in 1821, the United States built forts and trading posts in the new territory. Fort Brooke was established...

States. The region of West Florida initially had the same borders as the erstwhile British colony. Much of its territory was gradually annexed by the...

became a territory of the United States in 1821. Two decades later, on March 3, 1845, Florida was admitted to the Union as the 27th U.S. state. Florida is nicknamed...

Native American nation which coalesced in northern Florida during the early 1700s, when the territory was still a Spanish colonial possession. Tensions...

from Florida, which operated from 1961 until 1987. From October 2007 to August 2012, the promotion served as the official developmental territory for WWE...

the U.S. state of Florida. The county had a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Florida and the seventh-most...

Great Britain traded control of this area. After acquisition of the Florida territory by the United States in the 1820s, Marion County was created in 1844...

the banks of the Miami River as part of their development of the Florida Territory and their attempt to suppress and remove the Seminoles. As a result...

Milton was incorporated as a town in 1844, one year before the Territory of Florida joined the United States as the 27th state. During the Civil War...

The Florida panhandle (also known as West Florida and Northwest Florida) is the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Florida. It is a salient roughly...

formed in 1811 from West Florida territory. It was eliminated in 1812 when it was transferred to the Mississippi Territory. Carroll Parish formed in...

Florida, such as the royal standard of the Crown of Castile. As with other Spanish territories, the Burgundian saltire was generally used in Florida to...