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  1. Florida ‑ Seminole Wars, Immigration & Disney World

    • Hunter-gatherers first arrived in the area now known as Florida more than 12,000 years ago. The dominant Native American communities that emerged included the Calusa, Tequesta and Jeaga tribes i… See more

    Florida's Early Colonial History

    Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León was the first known European to set foot on the area now called Florida when he landed near present-day St. Augustine in 1513. His second exp… See more

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    The Seminole Wars

    As Americans expanded their territory in the 19th century, they coveted Spain’s fertile land in … See more

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    The Civil War

    In the 1800s, Florida’s economy was based around crops, cattle and enslaved people—putting it at odds with northern states that opposed slavery. In 1861, Florida bec… See more

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    Immigration

    While Cubans had already migrated to nearby Florida for many years, immigration accelerated at the end of the 1800s, when many people who no longer wanted to be under Span… See more

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