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A Short History of Florida

 

The Calusa: "The Shell Indians"

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The Timucua

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The Tocobaga Indians of Tampa Bay

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The Tequesta Indians of Biscayne Bay

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The Apalachee of Tallahassee: "Mission Indians"

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Ponce de León: Florida's First Spanish Explorer

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The Misadventures of Pánfilo de Narváez and Nunez de Cabeza de Vaca

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Hernando de Soto Arrives and Explores Florida

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Jean Ribault Claims Florida for France

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Pedro Menendez de Aviles Claims Florida for Spain

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Sir Francis Drake

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African-Americans Settle in Fort Mose

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Transfer of Florida

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The Seminole Wars

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Florida's Role in the Civil War: "Supplier of the Confederacy"

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Reconstruction

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Florida's Economy Booms

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Growth of Florida's Railroads

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Spanish-American War for Cuba's Independence

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Florida's Land Boom

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Great Depression and the New Deal

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Florida During World War II

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Cape Canaveral: Launchpad to the Stars

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Civil Rights Movement in Florida

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