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census
- an official count of population
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reservation
- land set aside by the national government for use by Native Americans
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self-sufficient
- able to survive with little or no help from others
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constitution
- a written plan of governement
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legislature
-a group that makes laws for a state
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headquarters
- a command center
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Who was serving as governor when Florida became a United States territory?
William Pope DuVal
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Who made up the government of the Florida Territory?
It was made up of a governor, a group of judges, and a council.
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What was the Treaty of Moultrie Creek?
The treaty required the Seminoles to give up 24 acres of land.
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What contributed to the start of the Second Seminole War?
The Indian Removal Act, the meeting at Payne's Landing and The Dade Massacre.
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What was the main result of the Second Seminole War?
It was that most Florida Seminoles moved to the Indian Territory.
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What caused Florida's population to grow rapidly during the 1830's and 1840's.
Many acres of land were opened for settlement.
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What were steamboats used for?
Steamboats carried passengers and crops to port, provided a faster form of transporation at the time, and they could travel upstream.
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What did the Florida state leaders need to do before Florida could become a state?
Its leaders had to write a constitution.
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Why, before 1845, did many Northerners not want Florida to become a state?
Many Northerners did not want more slave states than free states in the country.
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What occurred that allowed Florida to become a state?
Florida finally became a state when Iowa asked to join the Union as a free state.
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