After Flordia became a territory, who settled there?

After the British returned Florida to Spain, Florida came under Spanish rule for a second time.

During this second period, which lasted almost 40 years, Spain had no money to support the

Florida government and few soldiers to enforce the laws. Spanish Florida was a refuge for

runaway slaves and Native Americans. The United States government along with General Andrew

Jackson attacked Spanish Florida in order to gain the land as a territory. Students will use 4

websites to discover how the United States acquired Florida as a territory, who the key people

were in the acquisition, and the important role Andrew Jackson played.