Florida History - A New Nation

Question 1

During the Revolutionary Period, most residents of East and West Florida were

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Loyalists.

Question 2

Great Britain ceded both East and West Florida to Spain as part of the Treaty of Paris in the year ________.

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1783

Question 3

How did the governor of East Florida increase the population?

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by offering land grants

Question 4

Which explains how Bernardo de Gálvez affected the American Revolution?

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De Gálvez led Spanish forces north, which aided colonists who defeated the British.

Question 5

What city became the capital of East Florida after the Treaty of Paris in 1763?

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St. Augustine

Question 6

At the Siege of Pensacola in 1781, British troops were attacked by

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Bernardo de Gálvez.

Question 7

Much of the success of East Florida was credited to

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James Grant.

Question 8

Which best explains why Britain divided Florida into two colonies following the French and Indian War?

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Britain felt that Florida was too large to govern as one colony, so it formed East and West Florida.

Question 9

Which economic activities did the governor of East Florida promote?

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farming and lumberjacking

Question 10

Which word best describes the role of Bernard de Gálvez in the American Revolution?

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patriot

Florida History - A New Nation Answers