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East Florida was under British control continuously from 1763 until 1821.
Answer: False
British control over East Florida lasted from 1763 until 1783, after which it returned to Spanish rule.
The British divided Florida into East and West Florida because the territory was too small to manage effectively as one unit.
Answer: False
The British divided Florida into East and West Florida because the territory was considered too large to administer effectively as a single unit.
Pensacola served as the capital of East Florida during the British colonial period.
Answer: False
St. Augustine was the capital of East Florida during the British colonial period. Pensacola was the capital of West Florida.
East Florida was geographically smaller than West Florida.
Answer: False
East Florida was geographically larger than West Florida, encompassing most of the former Spanish colony.
The British settlement strategy for Florida aimed to encourage colonists to move westward, away from the Appalachian Mountains.
Answer: True
The British encouraged settlement in Florida partly to draw colonists away from the Proclamation Line of 1763, which restricted westward expansion.
East Florida remained neutral during the American Revolutionary War.
Answer: False
East Florida remained loyal to Great Britain throughout the American Revolutionary War and served as a refuge for Loyalists.
Land grant interests in East Florida were separate from those influencing Nova Scotia.
Answer: False
Land grant interests in East Florida were closely linked to those influencing Nova Scotia, with overlapping members in their respective societies.
East Florida's population was estimated to be larger than West Florida's before the American Revolution.
Answer: True
Before the American Revolution, East Florida's population was estimated at nearly 3,000, making it considerably more populated than West Florida.
St. Johns Bluff, established in 1779, was renamed St. Vincent Ferrer before being abandoned.
Answer: True
St. Johns Bluff, a settlement established in 1779, was indeed renamed St. Vincent Ferrer before its eventual abandonment.
James Grant was the first governor of East Florida under British rule.
Answer: True
James Grant served as the inaugural governor of East Florida under British rule from 1764 to 1771.
Patrick Tonyn governed East Florida during the period of Spanish rule.
Answer: False
Patrick Tonyn governed East Florida during the latter part of the British period, including the American Revolution, not during the second Spanish period.
The East Florida Society of London influenced British land policy by favoring small farmers.
Answer: False
The East Florida Society of London influenced British land policy by advocating for grants to powerful merchant interests, not small farmers.
By 1783, the population of East Florida had decreased significantly to around 3,000 people.
Answer: False
By 1783, the population of East Florida had grown to approximately 17,000 people, not decreased to 3,000.
St. Augustine was considered larger and more advanced than the capitals of the Thirteen Colonies during the British period.
Answer: False
St. Augustine, the capital of East Florida, was described as smaller and less advanced than the capitals of the Thirteen Colonies during the British period.
The Proclamation Line of 1763 was intended to encourage settlement in Florida.
Answer: False
The Proclamation Line of 1763 was intended to restrict colonial expansion west of the Appalachian Mountains, not encourage settlement in Florida.
Which river initially served as the boundary between British East and West Florida?
Answer: The Apalachicola River
The Apalachicola River initially served as the boundary between British East and West Florida.
What was the capital city of East Florida during the British period?
Answer: St. Augustine
St. Augustine served as the capital of East Florida during the British colonial period.
During the American Revolutionary War, East Florida served as a refuge for which groups?
Answer: Loyalist refugees and fugitive slaves
East Florida provided refuge for Loyalist refugees and fugitive slaves escaping from the Southern Colonies during the American Revolutionary War.
Which of the following cities served as the capital of West Florida during the British period?
Answer: Pensacola
Pensacola served as the capital of West Florida during the British period.
What was the primary purpose of the British encouraging settlement in Florida after 1763?
Answer: To alleviate pressure on the Proclamation Line of 1763.
The British encouraged settlement in Florida partly to draw colonists away from the Proclamation Line of 1763, which restricted westward expansion.
The East Florida Society of London influenced British land policy by advocating for grants to which group?
Answer: Powerful London merchant interests
The East Florida Society of London advocated for land grants to powerful merchant interests in London, influencing British land policy.
Under Spanish rule, the boundary between East and West Florida was moved eastward to the St. Johns River in 1785.
Answer: False
Under Spanish rule, the boundary between East and West Florida was moved eastward to the Suwannee River in 1785.
By the early 1800s, Spain was actively developing and defending all of Florida.
Answer: False
By the early 1800s, Spain was considered incapable of effectively organizing or defending the Floridas beyond their capital cities.
American settlers moving into Spanish East Florida helped strengthen Spanish control.
Answer: False
American settlers moving into Spanish East Florida without authorization contributed to conflicts and weakened Spanish control.
After 1783, most British residents of East Florida moved to the Thirteen Colonies.
Answer: False
After East Florida was ceded back to Spain in 1783, most British residents relocated to the Bahamas or the West Indies, with some moving to Nova Scotia and England.
During the second Spanish period, St. Augustine's economy declined due to reduced trade.
Answer: False
During the second Spanish period, St. Augustine's economy grew due to plantation agriculture and liberalized trade policies.
After 1796, East Florida became economically dependent on Great Britain.
Answer: False
After 1796, East Florida became economically dependent on the United States due to Spain's alignment with France against Britain.
Enrique White was the last Spanish governor of East Florida.
Answer: False
Enrique White served as a Spanish governor of East Florida, but José María Coppinger was the last Spanish governor.
Governor Quesada of Spanish Florida prohibited interactions with British possessions to prevent the spread of revolutionary ideas.
Answer: False
Governor Quesada prohibited interactions with *French* possessions to prevent the spread of revolutionary ideas stemming from the Haitian Revolution.
Governor Quesada restricted contact with French possessions in Florida to prevent the spread of revolutionary ideas from the Haitian Revolution.
Answer: True
Governor Quesada implemented policies to prohibit interactions with French possessions to prevent the spread of revolutionary ideas from the Haitian Revolution.
East Florida was administered as a province under the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru after 1783.
Answer: False
After 1783, East Florida was administered as a province within the Spanish Empire, specifically under the Viceroyalty of New Spain, not Peru.
Under Spanish rule, the boundary between East and West Florida was eventually moved to which river?
Answer: The Suwannee River
In 1785, Spain moved the boundary between East and West Florida eastward to the Suwannee River.
What factor significantly weakened Spanish control in Florida by the early 1800s?
Answer: Spain's inability to effectively administer and defend the territory
By the early 1800s, Spain's inability to effectively administer and defend the territory significantly weakened its control over Florida.
What was the concern of Governor Quesada of Spanish Florida regarding the Haitian Revolution?
Answer: Concern about the spread of revolutionary ideas from French possessions.
Governor Quesada was concerned about the potential spread of revolutionary ideas from French possessions, particularly in light of the Haitian Revolution.
What happened to approximately 10,000 Loyalist and British residents after East Florida was ceded back to Spain in 1783?
Answer: They relocated primarily to the Bahamas or West Indies.
Approximately 10,000 Loyalist and British residents departed East Florida after 1783, relocating mainly to the Bahamas or West Indies.
Which of the following best describes St. Augustine's economy during the second Spanish period?
Answer: It grew due to plantation agriculture and liberalized trade policies.
During the second Spanish period, St. Augustine's economy experienced growth driven by plantation agriculture and more liberalized trade policies.
What was the significance of St. Augustine's port status during the second Spanish period?
Answer: It became the largest port on the Atlantic Ocean south of Charleston.
St. Augustine served as the largest port on the Atlantic Ocean south of Charleston during the second Spanish period, facilitating significant trade.
Great Britain acquired Florida in 1763 as a result of the Treaty of Versailles.
Answer: False
Great Britain acquired Florida in 1763 through the Treaty of Paris, which concluded the Seven Years' War.
Following the 1763 Treaty of Paris, the majority of the Spanish population remained in Florida.
Answer: False
The majority of the Spanish population departed Florida following the 1763 Treaty of Paris, with many migrating to Cuba.
Spain ceded Florida to France in the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
Answer: False
In the 1783 Treaty of Paris, Great Britain ceded Florida back to Spain, not France.
Andrew Jackson's invasion of Florida in 1818 led to Spain ceding the territory to the United States.
Answer: True
Andrew Jackson's invasion and capture of Spanish posts in Florida in 1818 contributed significantly to Spain's decision to cede the territory via the Adams-Onís Treaty.
The Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819 resulted in Great Britain taking possession of Florida.
Answer: False
The Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819 resulted in Spain ceding Florida to the United States, not Great Britain.
After the U.S. acquired Florida, East Florida and West Florida were organized into separate territories.
Answer: False
After the U.S. acquired Florida, East and West Florida were merged into a single Florida Territory in 1822.
What treaty concluded the Seven Years' War and led to Great Britain acquiring Florida?
Answer: The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed in 1763, concluded the Seven Years' War and resulted in Great Britain acquiring Florida from Spain.
Why did most of the Spanish population leave Florida after 1763?
Answer: They migrated to Cuba following the transfer of control to Britain.
Most of the Spanish population departed Florida after the 1763 transfer of control to Britain, with many migrating to Cuba.
Which treaty officially returned Florida to Spanish control after the British period?
Answer: The Treaty of Paris (1783)
The Treaty of Paris in 1783 officially returned Florida to Spanish control after the British period.
Which U.S. military leader's actions in Florida, including capturing Pensacola in 1818, contributed to Spain ceding the territory?
Answer: General Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson's invasion of Florida and capture of Spanish posts in 1818 were key factors leading to Spain's decision to cede the territory.
What was the primary outcome of the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819 concerning Florida?
Answer: Spain formally ceded all of its Florida territory to the United States.
The Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819 formalized the cession of all Spanish Florida territory to the United States.
How was Florida organized by the U.S. Congress in 1822?
Answer: It was merged into the Florida Territory.
In 1822, the U.S. Congress organized Florida by merging East Florida and the remaining parts of West Florida into the single Florida Territory.
During the British period, the white population outnumbered the black population in East Florida.
Answer: False
During the British period in East Florida, the black population outnumbered the white population by a ratio of two to one.
Minorcans primarily settled in New Smyrna before relocating to St. Augustine.
Answer: True
Due to poor treatment in New Smyrna, many Minorcans relocated to St. Augustine.
Plantations in East Florida primarily exported timber and naval stores.
Answer: False
Plantations in East Florida exported sugar, timber, indigo, rice, naval stores, and barrel staves.
Spanish fishing ranchos on Florida's coast were eliminated by the British.
Answer: False
Spanish fishing ranchos were monitored by the British but were allowed to continue their activities.
In 1786, St. Augustine's population included a significant number of individuals of African descent.
Answer: True
In 1786, approximately 300 individuals of African descent, both enslaved and free, were part of St. Augustine's population of about 950.
Which of the following was NOT listed as a primary export from East Florida plantations?
Answer: Cotton
Cotton was not listed among the primary exports from East Florida plantations; exports included sugar, timber, indigo, rice, naval stores, and barrel staves.
What was the approximate ratio of the black population to the white population in British East Florida?
Answer: 2 to 1
In British East Florida, the black population outnumbered the white population by approximately a two-to-one ratio.
What goods were commonly exported from East Florida plantations, utilizing slave labor?
Answer: Sugar, timber, indigo, and rice
East Florida plantations commonly exported sugar, timber, indigo, and rice, utilizing slave labor.
The Patriot War of East Florida in 1812 involved the declaration of the Republic of East Florida at Pensacola.
Answer: False
The Patriot War of East Florida in 1812 involved the declaration of a short-lived republic at Amelia Island, not Pensacola.
The *East Florida Gazette* was a newspaper that supported Spanish interests.
Answer: False
The *East Florida Gazette* was a pro-Loyalist newspaper published during the British period, not one supporting Spanish interests.
The motto on the East Florida royal seal, 'Moresque Viris et Moenia Ponet,' means 'He will establish customs for men, and walls.'
Answer: True
The motto 'Moresque Viris et Moenia Ponet' on the East Florida royal seal translates to 'He will establish customs for men, and walls,' signifying societal order and defense.
The *East Florida Gazette* was the first newspaper published in St. Augustine during the British period.
Answer: True
The *East Florida Gazette* was indeed the first newspaper published in St. Augustine during the British period.
The 'Patriot War of East Florida' in 1812 involved the declaration of a short-lived republic at which location?
Answer: Amelia Island
The 'Patriot War of East Florida' in 1812 saw the declaration of a short-lived republic at Amelia Island.
The Wells brothers, John and William Charles, were significant in East Florida for founding which publication?
Answer: The East Florida Gazette
John and William Charles Wells, loyalist printers, founded and published the *East Florida Gazette* in St. Augustine.
Who was Vicente Manuel de Césspedes y Velasco?
Answer: A Spanish governor of East Florida during the early second Spanish period.
Vicente Manuel de Césspedes y Velasco served as a Spanish governor of East Florida from 1784 to 1790.
What was the stated purpose of the motto 'Moresque Viris et Moenia Ponet' on the East Florida royal seal?
Answer: To reflect a focus on societal order and defense.
The motto 'Moresque Viris et Moenia Ponet' on the East Florida royal seal was intended to reflect a focus on societal order and defense.