Chapter 10 Worksheet

McCoy/AMH2070 CHAPTER ANALYSIS WORKSHEET

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(2) Cite your Article (in proper APA format):

Gannon, M., Parker, S. R., & Coker, W. (2018). In The history of Florida (pp. 162–178). essay, University Press of Florida. 

Focus Questions:

(1) Who are the authors?  

Susan Parker and William Coker

(5) Identify and discuss the issue of “perspective” with regards to Anglo writings of Spanish Government

Anglo writings negatively describe the periods of Spanish Government and minimize the accomplishments that were made during the periods of Spanish rule over Florida. The writings by Anglo and Anglo-American writings have a negative connotation that is often a result of Anglo and Anglo-American views of Spaniards themselves.

(2) How did Spain cede one territory and receive two back twenty years later?

Spain ceded one territory and received two back by losing Florida, but then gaining east and west Florida 20 years later.

(5) Describe the two territories, their locations, capitols, and industry & resources

West Florida: The capitol was Pensacola, it was larger in land mass than East Florida, under the jurisdiction of civil and military commandant stationed at Pensacola, and the economy was controlled mainly by tobacco, indigo, and lumber.

East Florida: The capitol was St. Augustine, extremely heterogenous population by the standards of the day, the economy was controlled by rice and cotton, and the area was filled with English settlers/slaves/free blacks/immigrants from both United States and Caribbean as well as Spanish.

(8)What are some of the turning points for the rapid turnover of FL (Spanish/British/Spanish/U.S.)

In 1763 France, Britain and Spain signed the Treaty of Paris. This resulted in Spain giving up Florida to the British. During the Revolutionary War, Britain was too preoccupied and lost West Florida by 1781 and the rest at the end of the war. In 1821, the United States purchased Florida from Spain as Spanish power was weakening. 

(5) Present evidence of Political, Social, and Economic influence/affects in Chapter 10

In this chapter, Florida was quite unstable. From being primarily economically dependent upon crops that failed to produce the monetary value necessary to keep Florida a financial success to the constant changings of hands politically from both different commandants and nations, the area was a disaster. Socially, it was a much freer environment than much of the other territories by it as many freed slaves (both foreign and domestic) had immigrated. The area was also full of British who had moved down as well as Native tribes. This instability within the territory was a result of a changing world around them.

(2)What do you find most interesting about this article?

I find it very interesting that Florida was passed around between Britain, Spain and the U.S. so much. Even though I grew up here, I did not know that it was so quickly passed back and forth. It is fun to imagine what would have happened if the U.S. would not have gained Florida once and for all.