The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Florida:

Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

– fourth most populous and the southeasternmost

Southeastern United States

The Southeastern United States, colloquially referred to as the Southeast, is the eastern portion of the Southern United States. It is one of the most populous regions in the United States of America....

 of the 50 states

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 of the United States of America. Florida lies between the Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...

 and the North Atlantic Ocean. The Territory of Florida joined the Union

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 as the 27th state on March 3, 1845. Florida joined the Confederate States of America

Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...

 during the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

 from 1861 to 1865, but was readmitted to the Union in 1868.

General reference

• Names
  • Common name: Florida
    Florida
    Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
    
    
    • Pronunciation: ˈflɒrɨdə
  • Official name: State of Florida
  • Abbreviations and name codes
    • Postal symbol: FL
    • ISO 3166-2 code: US-FL
    • Internet
      Internet
      The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
      
       second-level domain
      Second-level domain
      In the Domain Name System hierarchy, a second-level domain is a domain that is directly below a top-level domain . For example, in example.com, example is the second-level domain of the .com TLD....
      
      : .fl.us
  • Nicknames
    • Alligator
      American Alligator
      The American alligator , sometimes referred to colloquially as a gator, is a reptile endemic only to the Southeastern United States. It is one of the two living species of alligator, in the genus Alligator, within the family Alligatoridae...
      
       State
    • Everglade
      Everglades
      The Everglades are subtropical wetlands in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Florida, comprising the southern half of a large watershed. The system begins near Orlando with the Kissimmee River, which discharges into the vast but shallow Lake Okeechobee...
      
       State
    • Flower State
    • God's Waiting Room
    • Gulf
      Gulf of Mexico
      The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...
      
       State
    • La Florida
      Spanish Florida
      Spanish Florida refers to the Spanish territory of Florida, which formed part of the Captaincy General of Cuba, the Viceroyalty of New Spain, and the Spanish Empire. Originally extending over what is now the southeastern United States, but with no defined boundaries, la Florida was a component of...
      
      
    • Orange
      Orange (fruit)
      An orange—specifically, the sweet orange—is the citrus Citrus × sinensis and its fruit. It is the most commonly grown tree fruit in the world....
      
       State
    • Peninsula State or Peninsular State
    • Sunshine State (currently used on license plates
      Vehicle registration plates of Florida
      Since 1918, the U.S. state of Florida has issued license plates for vehicles registered there.-Passenger plates 1965 to present:In 1956, the U.S...
      
      )
• Adjectival: Florida
  Florida
  Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
  
  
• Demonym: Floridian
  Floridian
  Floridian may refer to:* Floridian, the demonym for a person from the U.S. state of Florida* Floridian , an Amtrak route that ran from Chicago to Miami and St. Petersburg, Florida...
  
  

Geography of Florida

Main article: Geography of Florida

Geography of Florida

Much of the state of Florida is situated on a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Straits of Florida. Spanning two time zones, it extends to the northwest into a panhandle along the northern Gulf of Mexico. It is bordered on the north by the states of Georgia and...

• Florida is: a U.S. state
  U.S. state
  A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
  
  , a federal state of the United States of America
• Location
  • Northern hemisphere
    Northern Hemisphere
    The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...
    
    
  • Western hemisphere
    Western Hemisphere
    The Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions...
    
    
    • Americas
      Americas
      The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
      
      
      • North America
        North America
        North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
        
        
        • Anglo America
        • Northern America
          Northern America
          Northern America is the northernmost region of the Americas, and is part of the North American continent. It lies directly north of the region of Middle America; the land border between the two regions coincides with the border between the United States and Mexico...
          
          
          • United States of America
            • Contiguous United States
              Contiguous United States
              The contiguous United States are the 48 U.S. states on the continent of North America that are south of Canada and north of Mexico, plus the District of Columbia....
              
              
              • Eastern United States
                Eastern United States
                The Eastern United States, the American East, or simply the East is traditionally defined as the states east of the Mississippi River. The first two tiers of states west of the Mississippi have traditionally been considered part of the West, but can be included in the East today; usually in...
                
                
                • East Coast of the United States
                  East Coast of the United States
                  The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, refers to the easternmost coastal states in the United States, which touch the Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to Canada. The term includes the U.S...
                  
                  
                • South Atlantic States
                  South Atlantic States
                  The South Atlantic United States form one of the nine Census Bureau Divisions within the United States that are recognized by the United States Census Bureau....
                  
                  
                • Southeastern United States
                  Southeastern United States
                  The Southeastern United States, colloquially referred to as the Southeast, is the eastern portion of the Southern United States. It is one of the most populous regions in the United States of America....
                  
                  
              • Southern United States
                Southern United States
                The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive area in the southeastern and south-central United States...
                
                
                • Deep South
                  Deep South
                  The Deep South is a descriptive category of the cultural and geographic subregions in the American South. Historically, it is differentiated from the "Upper South" as being the states which were most dependent on plantation type agriculture during the pre-Civil War period...
                  
                  
                  • Gulf Coast of the United States
                    Gulf Coast of the United States
                    The Gulf Coast of the United States, sometimes referred to as the Gulf South, South Coast, or 3rd Coast, comprises the coasts of American states that are on the Gulf of Mexico, which includes Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida and are known as the Gulf States...
                    
                    
• Population of Florida: 18,801,310 (2010 U.S. Census)
• Area of Florida:
• Atlas of Florida

Places in Florida

• Historic places in Florida
  • Ghost towns in Florida
  • National Historic Landmarks in Florida
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Florida
    • Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
• National Natural Landmarks in Florida
• National parks in Florida
  • Everglades National Park
    Everglades National Park
    Everglades National Park is a national park in the U.S. state of Florida that protects the southern 25 percent of the original Everglades. It is the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States, and is visited on average by one million people each year. It is the third-largest...
    
    
  • Dry Tortugas National Park
    Dry Tortugas National Park
    Dry Tortugas National Park preserves Fort Jefferson and the Dry Tortugas section of the Florida Keys. The park covers 101 mi2 , mostly water, about 68 statute miles west of Key West in the Gulf of Mexico....
    
    
  • Biscayne National Park
    Biscayne National Park
    Biscayne National Park is a U.S. National Park located in southern Florida, due east of Homestead. The park preserves Biscayne Bay, one of the top scuba diving areas in the United States. Ninety-five percent of the park is water. In addition, the shore of the bay is the location of an extensive...
    
    
• State parks in Florida

Environment of Florida

• Climate of Florida
  Climate of Florida
  The climate of North and Central Florida is humid subtropical. South Florida has a tropical climate. There is a defined rainy season from June through September, which are the months most at risk of landfalling tropical cyclones. Thunderstorms, through lightning, lead to several deaths per year...
  
  
• Geology of Florida
  Geology of Florida
  During the early Mesozoic Era the supercontinent of Pangea began to rift and break apart.  As North America separated from Africa a small portion of the African plate detached and was carried away with the North American plate. This provided some of the foundation upon which Florida now rests. ...
  
  
• Protected areas in Florida
  • State forests of Florida
• Superfund sites in Florida
• Wildlife of Florida
  • Fauna of Florida
    • Birds of Florida
    • Mammals of Florida
    • Reptiles of Florida
      Reptiles of Florida
      This is a list of reptiles which are found in the U.S. state of Florida. This list includes both native and introduced species. Introduced species are put on this list only if they have an established population . Three out of the four orders of reptiles can be found in Florida, with the Tuatara...
      
      

Natural geographic features of Florida

• Islands of Florida
• Mountains of Florida
• Rivers of Florida

Regions of Florida

• Central Florida
  Central Florida
  Central Florida is a regional designation for the area surrounding Orlando in east central Florida, United States. The area represents the third largest population concentration in Florida, after the South Florida and Tampa Bay regions, respectively....
  
  
• Eastern Florida
• Southern Florida
  • Southwestern Florida
• Western Florida
  Florida Panhandle
  The Florida Panhandle, an informal, unofficial term for the northwestern part of Florida, is a strip of land roughly 200 miles long and 50 to 100 miles wide , lying between Alabama on the north and the west, Georgia also on the north, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. Its eastern boundary is...
  
  

Administrative divisions of Florida

• The 67 counties of the state of Florida
  • Municipalities in Florida
    • Cities in Florida
      • State capital of Florida: Tallahassee
        Tallahassee, Florida
        Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...
        
        
      • City nicknames in Florida
      • Sister cities in Florida
    • Towns in Florida

Government and politics of Florida

Main article: Government of Florida

Government of Florida

The government of Florida is a constitutional republic with three branches of government, including the executive branch consisting of the Governor of Florida and the other elected and appointed constitutional officers; the legislative branch, the Florida Legislature, consisting of the Senate and...

 and Politics of Florida

• Form of government
  Form of government
  A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
  
  : U.S. state government
  State governments of the United States
  State governments in the United States are those republics formed by citizens in the jurisdiction thereof as provided by the United States Constitution; with the original 13 States forming the first Articles of Confederation, and later the aforementioned Constitution. Within the U.S...
  
  
• United States congressional delegations from Florida
  United States congressional delegations from Florida
  These are tables of congressional delegations from Florida to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.Unlike many smaller states that generally have continuity in their districts when reapportioned every 10 years after the United States Census, Florida has seen a great...
  
  
• Florida State Capitol
  Florida State Capitol
  The Florida State Capitol, in Tallahassee, Florida, USA, is the state capitol of the U.S. state of Florida. The building is an architecturally and historically significant building, having been listed on the National Register of Historic Places....
  
  

• Elections in Florida
  Elections in Florida
  Elections in the U.S. state of Florida are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in even-numbered years, as provided for in Article 6 of the Florida Constitution.-Voter qualifications:...
  
  
  • Electoral reform in Florida
    Electoral reform in Florida
    Electoral reform in Florida refers to efforts to change the voting and election laws in the United States state of Florida.-Alternate voting systems:Voters in Sarasota, Florida voted to switch to instant runoff voting in November 2007.-Ballots:...
    
    
• Political party strength in Florida
  Political party strength in Florida
  The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Florida:*Governor*Lieutenant Governor*Secretary of State*Attorney General*State Treasurer/Comptroller General/Chief Financial Officer*Commissioner of Agriculture...
  
  
• Florida and the Declaration of Independence
  Florida and the Declaration of Independence
  While Florida was not one of the original Thirteen Colonies, it was still a British territory during the American Revolution. Spain had ceded Florida to Britain as part of a territorial exchange in the Treaty of Paris . During the British period, Florida was divided into East and West Florida.When...
  
  

Executive branch of the government of Florida

• Governor of Florida
  • Lieutenant Governor of Florida
    Lieutenant Governor of Florida
    The Lieutenant Governor of Florida is a statewide elected office in the government of the U.S. state of Florida. According to the Florida Constitution, the lieutenant governor is elected to a four-year term congruent with that of the Governor of Florida, and succeeds to the office of Governor if it...
    
    
  • Secretary of State of Florida
    Secretary of State of Florida
    The Secretary of State of Florida is a constitutional officer of the state government of the U.S. state of Florida, established by the original 1838 state constitution....
    
    
  • State Treasurer of Florida
    Chief Financial Officer of Florida
    The Chief Financial Officer of Florida is a statewide constitutional officer of Florida. The office was created in 2002 following the 1998 reforms of the Florida Cabinet....
    
    
• State departments
  • Florida Department of Transportation
    Florida Department of Transportation
    The Florida Department of Transportation is a decentralized agency charged with the establishment, maintenance, and regulation of public transportation in the state of Florida. The department was formed in 1969. It absorbed the powers of the Florida State Road Department...
    
    

Legislative branch of the government of Florida

• Florida Legislature
  Florida Legislature
  The Florida State Legislature is the term often used to refer to the two houses that act as the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The Florida Constitution states that "The legislative power of the state shall be vested in a legislature of the State of Florida," composed of a Senate...
  
   (bicameral)
  • Upper house
    Upper house
    An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
    
    : Florida Senate
    Florida Senate
    The Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The Senate is composed of 40 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 470,032....
    
    
  • Lower house
    Lower house
    A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
    
    : Florida House of Representatives
    Florida House of Representatives
    The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The House is composed of 120 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 156,677.The House convenes at...
    
    

Judicial branch of the government of Florida

• Supreme Court of Florida
  Florida Supreme Court
  The Supreme Court of the State of Florida is the highest court in the U.S. state of Florida. The Supreme Court consists of seven judges: the Chief Justice and six Justices who are appointed by the Governor to 6-year terms and remain in office if retained in a general election near the end of each...
  
  

Law and order in Florida

• Capital punishment in Florida
  Capital punishment in Florida
  Capital punishment is legal in the U.S. state of Florida. Florida was the first state to reintroduce the death penalty after the Supreme Court of the United States struck down all statutes in the country in the 1972 Furman v. Georgia decision, and the first to perform a post-Furman involuntary...
  
  
  • Individuals executed in Florida
• Constitution of Florida
• Crime in Florida
  Crime in Florida
  -Statistics:In 2008 there were 885,199 crimes reported in Florida including 1,168 murders 758,934 property crimes and 5,972 rapes.-Capital punishment laws:Capital punishment is legal in this state...
  
  
• Gun laws in Florida
• Law enforcement in Florida
  • Law enforcement agencies in Florida
• Same-sex marriage in Florida

History of Florida, by period

• Prehistory of Florida
  • Indigenous people of the Everglades region
    Indigenous people of the Everglades region
    The indigenous people of the Everglades region arrived in the Florida peninsula approximately 15,000 years ago, probably following large game. The Paleo-Indians found an arid landscape that supported plants and animals adapted to desert conditions...
    
    
• Maritime history of Florida
  Maritime history of Florida
  The maritime history of Florida describes significant past events relating to the U.S. state of Florida in areas concerning shipping, shipwrecks, and military installations and lighthouses constructed to protect or aid navigation and development of the Florida peninsula.A long and flat peninsula...
  
   since 1513
  • On Easter Sunday, April 2, 1513, a Spanish
    Spain
    Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
    
     expedition led by Juan Ponce de León
    Juan Ponce de León
    Juan Ponce de León was a Spanish explorer. He became the first Governor of Puerto Rico by appointment of the Spanish crown. He led the first European expedition to Florida, which he named...
    
     lands on a huge inhabited island (later determined to be a continental peninsula) that he names La Pascua Florida
    Spanish Florida
    Spanish Florida refers to the Spanish territory of Florida, which formed part of the Captaincy General of Cuba, the Viceroyalty of New Spain, and the Spanish Empire. Originally extending over what is now the southeastern United States, but with no defined boundaries, la Florida was a component of...
    
    (the Feast of Flowers, now Florida
    History of Florida
    The history of Florida can be traced back to when the first Native Americans began to inhabit the peninsula as early as 14,000 years ago. Recorded history begins with the arrival of Europeans to Florida, beginning with the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León, who explored the area in 1513...
    
    ).
• Spanish
  Spain
  Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
  
   colony of Ochuse, 1559–1560
  • A Spanish
    Spain
    Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
    
     expedition led by Tristán de Luna y Arellano
    Tristán de Luna y Arellano
    Tristán de Luna y Arellano was a Spanish Conquistador of the 16th century. Born in Borobia, Spain, he came to New Spain in about 1530, and was sent on an expedition to conquer Florida in 1559...
    
     establishes a colony at Santa Maria de Ochuse (Pensacola, Florida) on August 15, 1559.
    • A hurricane destroys most of the Ochuse colony five weeks later on September 19, 1559.
• French
  France
  The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
  
   colony of Caroline
  Fort Caroline
  Fort Caroline was the first French colony in the present-day United States. Established in what is now Jacksonville, Florida, on June 22, 1564, under the leadership of René Goulaine de Laudonnière, it was intended as a refuge for the Huguenots. It lasted one year before being obliterated by the...
  
  , 1564–1565
  • Jean Ribault
    Jean Ribault
    Jean Ribault was a French naval officer, navigator, and a colonizer of what would become the southeastern United States. He was a major figure in the French attempts to colonize Florida...
    
     explores the Atlantic coast of Florida
    Florida
    Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
    
     for France
    France
    The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
    
     in 1562.
  • French Huguenots
    Huguenot
    The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 17th century, people who formerly would have been called Huguenots have instead simply been called French Protestants, a title suggested by their German co-religionists, the...
    
     led by René Goulaine de Laudonnière
    René Goulaine de Laudonnière
    René Goulaine de Laudonnière was a French Huguenot explorer and the founder of the French colony of Fort Caroline in what is now Jacksonville, Florida...
    
     establish Fort de la Caroline on June 22, 1564
  • Spanish Governor
    Spain
    Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
    
     Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
    Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
    Pedro Menéndez de Avilés was a Spanish admiral and explorer, best remembered for founding St. Augustine, Florida in 1565. This was the first successful Spanish foothold in La Florida and remained the most significant city in the region for several hundred years. St...
    
     captures Fort de la Caroline on September 20, 1565
    • • Governor Menéndez orders the execution of 140 Huguenots from Fort de la Caroline on September 29, 1565
      • Governor Menéndez orders the execution of Jean Ribault and 350 shipwrecked Huguenots on October 12, 1565
• Spanish
  Spain
  Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
  
   colony of Florida
  Spanish Florida
  Spanish Florida refers to the Spanish territory of Florida, which formed part of the Captaincy General of Cuba, the Viceroyalty of New Spain, and the Spanish Empire. Originally extending over what is now the southeastern United States, but with no defined boundaries, la Florida was a component of...
  
  , 1565–1763
  • Spanish Governor
    Spain
    Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
    
     Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
    Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
    Pedro Menéndez de Avilés was a Spanish admiral and explorer, best remembered for founding St. Augustine, Florida in 1565. This was the first successful Spanish foothold in La Florida and remained the most significant city in the region for several hundred years. St...
    
     establishes colony at San Agustín (Saint Augustine) on September 8, 1565
    • Governor Menéndez orders captured Fort de la Caroline rebuilt as Fuerte San Mateo
      Fort Caroline
      Fort Caroline was the first French colony in the present-day United States. Established in what is now Jacksonville, Florida, on June 22, 1564, under the leadership of René Goulaine de Laudonnière, it was intended as a refuge for the Huguenots. It lasted one year before being obliterated by the...
      
      on September 29, 1565
  • French
    France
    The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
    
     raiders led by Dominique de Gourgues destroy Fuerte San Mateo and murder all its defenders on April 27–28, 1567
  • Treaty of Paris of 1763
    Treaty of Paris (1763)
    The Treaty of Paris, often called the Peace of Paris, or the Treaty of 1763, was signed on 10 February 1763, by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement. It ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War...
    
    
• British
  United Kingdom
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
  
   Colony of East Florida, 1763–1783
• British
  United Kingdom
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
  
   Colony of West Florida, 1763–1783
  • Treaty of Paris of 1783
    Treaty of Paris (1783)
    The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain on the one hand and the United States of America and its allies on the other. The other combatant nations, France, Spain and the Dutch Republic had separate agreements; for details of...
    
    
• Spanish
  Spain
  Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
  
   colony of Florida Oriental, 1783–1821
• Spanish
  Spain
  Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
  
   colony of Florida Occidental, 1783–1821
  • Treaty of San Lorenzo of 1795
  • Republic of West Florida, 1810
  • First Seminole War, 1817–1818
  • Adams-Onís Treaty
    Adams-Onís Treaty
    The Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819, also known as the Transcontinental Treaty or the Purchase of Florida, was a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that gave Florida to the U.S. and set out a boundary between the U.S. and New Spain . It settled a standing border dispute between the two...
    
     of 1819
• Territory of Florida, 1822–1845
  • Trail of Tears
    Trail of Tears
    The Trail of Tears is a name given to the forced relocation and movement of Native American nations from southeastern parts of the United States following the Indian Removal Act of 1830...
    
    , 1830–1838
  • Second Seminole War
    Second Seminole War
    The Second Seminole War, also known as the Florida War, was a conflict from 1835 to 1842 in Florida between various groups of Native Americans collectively known as Seminoles and the United States, part of a series of conflicts called the Seminole Wars...
    
    , 1835–1842
• State of Florida becomes 27th State admitted to the United States of America on March 3, 1845
  • Mexican-American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
  • American Civil War
    American Civil War
    The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
    
    , April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
    • Third state to declare secession from the United States of America on January 10, 1861
    • Founding state of the Confederate States of America
      Confederate States of America
      The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
      
       on February 8, 1861
    • Florida in the American Civil War
  • Florida in Reconstruction, 1865–1868
    • • Third former Confederate state readmitted to the United States of America on June 25, 1868
  • Everglades National Park
    Everglades National Park
    Everglades National Park is a national park in the U.S. state of Florida that protects the southern 25 percent of the original Everglades. It is the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States, and is visited on average by one million people each year. It is the third-largest...
    
     established on December 6, 1947
  • Biscayne National Park
    Biscayne National Park
    Biscayne National Park is a U.S. National Park located in southern Florida, due east of Homestead. The park preserves Biscayne Bay, one of the top scuba diving areas in the United States. Ninety-five percent of the park is water. In addition, the shore of the bay is the location of an extensive...
    
     established on June 28, 1980
  • Dry Tortugas National Park
    Dry Tortugas National Park
    Dry Tortugas National Park preserves Fort Jefferson and the Dry Tortugas section of the Florida Keys. The park covers 101 mi2 , mostly water, about 68 statute miles west of Key West in the Gulf of Mexico....
    
     established on October 26, 1992

History of Florida, by region

• Counties
  • History of Fort Lauderdale, Florida
    History of Fort Lauderdale, Florida
    The history of Fort Lauderdale, Florida began more than 4,000 years ago with the arrival of the first aboriginal natives, and later with the Tequesta Indians, who inhabited the area for more than a thousand years. Though control of the area changed among Spain, England, the United States, and the...
    
    
  • History of Jacksonville, Florida
    History of Jacksonville, Florida
    The city of Jacksonville, Florida began to grow in the late 18th century as Cowford, but it truly flourished in the time after the American Civil War, becoming a winter vacation spot...
    
    
  • History of Leon County, Florida
• Cities
  • History of Pensacola, Florida
    History of Pensacola, Florida
    The history of Pensacola, Florida begins long before the official founding of the modern city in 1698. The area around present-day Pensacola was inhabited by Native American peoples thousands of years before the historical area. The historical era begins with the arrival of Spanish exlorers in the...
    
    
  • History of Tallahassee, Florida
    History of Tallahassee, Florida
    The History of Tallahassee, not unlike the History of Leon County, begins with the Native American population and its interaction with British and Spanish colonists as well as colonial Americans, as the Florida Territory moved toward statehood. Growing numbers of cotton plantations increased the...
    
    
  • History of Tampa, Florida
    History of Tampa, Florida
    Tampa is a United States city in Hillsborough County on the west coast of the state of Florida.The area was once a home to various native American cultures, including the Tocobaga...
    
    

History of Florida, by subject

• Maritime history of Florida
  Maritime history of Florida
  The maritime history of Florida describes significant past events relating to the U.S. state of Florida in areas concerning shipping, shipwrecks, and military installations and lighthouses constructed to protect or aid navigation and development of the Florida peninsula.A long and flat peninsula...
  
  
• History of universities in Florida
  • History of Florida State University
    History of Florida State University
    The history of Florida State University dates to the 19th century and is deeply intertwined with the history of education in the state of Florida and in the city of Tallahassee....
    
    
  • History of the University of Florida
    History of the University of Florida
    The history of the University of Florida is firmly tied to the history of public education in the state of Florida. The University of Florida, colloquially known as "Florida" or "UF," originated as several distinct institutions that were merged to create a single state-supported university by the...
    
    

Culture of Florida

Main article: Culture of Florida

Culture of Florida

The culture of Florida is similar to the rest of United States of America culture but as a coastal state, Florida culture has been influenced by immigrant populations especially those from Latin America and Europe. Florida is a melting pot as well as an international crossroad to the United...

• Museums in Florida
• Religion in Florida
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Florida
    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Florida
    As of year-end 2007, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 129,238 members in 25 stakes, 183 wards, 57 branches, 5 missions, and 1 temple in Florida.-History:...
    
    
  • Episcopal Diocese of Florida
    Episcopal Diocese of Florida
    The Episcopal Diocese of Florida is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America . It originally comprised the whole state of Florida, but is now bounded on the west by the Apalachicola River, on the north by the Georgia state line, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and on the...
    
    
• Scouting in Florida
  Scouting in Florida
  Scouting in Florida is composed of Boy Scout and Girl Scout local councils in Florida. Scouting in Florida has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live....
  
  
• State symbols of Florida
  • Flag of the State of Florida  
  • Great Seal of the State of Florida 

Sports in Florida

Main article: Sports in Florida

• Professional sports teams in Florida

Economy and infrastructure of Florida

• Communications in Florida
  • Newspapers in Florida
  • Radio stations in Florida
  • Television stations in Florida
• Health care in Florida
  • Hospitals in Florida
• Transportation in Florida
  Transportation in Florida
  The State of Florida is served by a variety of transportation options, including Interstate Highways, United States and Florida State Roads, Amtrak and commuter rail services, scheduled passenger airline service and other airports, public transportation, and ports, in a number of the state's...
  
  
  • Airports in Florida
  • Roads in Florida
    • U.S. Highways in Florida
    • Interstate Highways in Florida
    • State highways in Florida

Education in Florida

Main article: Education in Florida

Education in Florida

The Florida education system consists of public and private schools in Florida, including the State University System of Florida , the Florida College System , the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida and other private institutions, and also secondary and primary schools.- Overview...

• Schools in Florida
  • School districts in Florida
    • High schools in Florida
  • Colleges and universities in Florida
    • University of Florida
      University of Florida
      The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
      
      
    • Florida State University
      Florida State University
      The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
      
      

See also

• Outline of geography
  Outline of geography
  The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...
  
  
  • Outline of North America
    • Outline of the United States
• Index of Florida-related articles

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