Journey to Statehood

Select the nations that controlled Florida before it became a territory of the United States.

• England, Germany, Portugal

• France, Germany, England

• Italy, Portugal, Spain

• Spain, France, England

Select the answer that correctly completes the timeline.

• 1512—King Phillip claimed Florida as a territory.

• 1513—Ponce de León claimed Florida for Spain.

• 1544—French Huguenots set up Fort Caroline.

• 1545—Florida becomes the first state in the United States.

Select the answer that correctly completes the sentence.

The Adams-Onis Treaty is also known as ________.

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Louisiana Purchase Treaty

• The Transcontinental Treaty

• The Treaty of Paris

Select true or false.

Territory is an area that belongs to a country and follows its laws, but does not have its own seperate government.

• True

• False

Select the year that Florida became a territory of the United States.

• 1821

• 1845

• 1853

• 1867

Select the best explanation of how Florida became a U.S. territory.

• Florida became a U.S. territory after the first Treaty of Paris was signed.

• Florida became a U.S. territory in an agreement with Spain known as the Adams-Onis Treaty.

• Florida became a U.S. territory when the American Revolution ended with the second Treaty of Paris.

• Florida became a U.S. territory with the purchase of land called the Louisiana Purchase Treaty.

Which European country controlled Florida for 20 years from 1763 to 1783??

• England

• France

• Portugal

• Spain