Colonial Florida Chapter 4 Test

Which was NOT a reason for mistrust between Britain and Spain?

• The Spanish welcomed Britain's runaway salves.
• The British attacked Spanish settlements.
• The Spanish attacked British colonies.
• The Spanish were stealing food from the British.

Who became governor of the colony of Carolina and later led a raid against St. Augustine.

• James Oglethorpe
• James Moore
• Ponce de Leon
• James Grant

By the 1760's the Native Americans who came to live in Northern Florida were known as the

• Seminoles
• Yuchi
• Spanish
• Timucuas

Plantations were started in Florida in part because of

• French settlements.
• Spanish missions.
• British land grants.
• New Smyrna.

The British divided Florida into

• two countries.
• North Florida and South Florida.
• three separate colonies.
• East Florida and West Florida.

Why did most Floridians support Britain during the American Revolution?

• They wanted more British settlers to come to the Floridas.
• They has been ruled by Britain for more than 50 years.
• The Floridas depended on Britain for money.
• They needed Britain to protect the Floridas from behing taken over by other countries.

Which event returned West Florida to Spanish control?

• The beginning of the American Revolution
• The signing of the second Treaty of Paris
• The Spanish victory of Pensacola
• The Spanish victory at Baton Rouge

How did Britain gain Florida in 1763?

• Britain purchased Florida from the Spanish.
• Britain won a war again France and Spain.
• Britain traded part of Carolina for Florida.
• Britain and France won a war against Spain.

To attract more settlers to Florida after the American Revolution, Governor Zespedes

• banned British trading companies.
• offered land grants.
• made the Seminoles leave their land.
• built new forts for protection.

What allowed the United States to claim part of West Florida in 1803?

• The Louisiana Purchase
• A failed American rebellion in East Florida
• The battle of New Orleans
• The Adams-Onis Treaty