1783: Spain regains control of Florida after the British surrender at Yorktown, which effectively grants the United States of ...

A recap of Florida history from the arrival indigenous people, age of Spanish explorers to post-Civil War.

A Florida history timeline from the arrival of indigenous people including Seminole wars A recap of Florida history from the arrival indigenous people, age of Spanish explorers to the Seminole wars.

Many historians have called Stephen F. Austin the “father of Texas” for his efforts to bring the first settlers from the ...

Shutterstock The Kingsley Plantation Zephaniah Kingsley bought 13-year-old Anna Madgigine Jai at a slave auction in Havana, ...

The so-called "Second Spanish Period" lures runaway slaves and free Blacks to Florida, generating tensions with the United States. 1803: The United States pays France $15 million for the Louisiana ...