After the British returned Florida to Spain, Florida came under Spanish rule for a second time.
During this second period, which lasted almost 40 years, Spain had no money to support the
Florida government and few soldiers to enforce the laws. Spanish Florida was a refuge for
runaway slaves and Native Americans. The United States government along with General Andrew
Jackson attacked Spanish Florida in order to gain the land as a territory. Students will use 4
websites to discover how the United States acquired Florida as a territory, who the key people
were in the acquisition, and the important role Andrew Jackson played.
