![]() In 2014, Florida with over 19 million people, surpassed New York and became the third most populous state in the U.S. A diverse population, urbanization, and a diverse economy would develop in Florida throughout the 20th century. Florida's sunny climate, many beaches, and growth of industries have attracted northern migrants within the United States, international migrants, and vacationers since the Florida land boom of the 1920s. state.įlorida is nicknamed the "Sunshine State" due to its warm climate and days of sunshine. Two decades later, on March 3, 1845, Florida was admitted to the Union as the 27th U.S. It became a territory of the United States in 1821. Neither Spain nor Britain maintained a large military or civilian population. Florida was under colonial rule by Spain from the 16th century to the 19th century, and briefly by Great Britain during the 18th century (1763–1783). Since then Florida has had many waves of colonization and immigration, including French and Spanish settlement during the 16th century, as well as entry of new Native American groups migrating from elsewhere in the South, and free black people and fugitive slaves, who in the 19th century became allied with the Native Americans as Black Seminoles. This area was the first mainland realm of the United States to be settled by Europeans, starting in 1513. The state received its name from that conquistador, who called the peninsula La Pascua Florida in recognition of the verdant landscape and because it was the Easter season, which the Spaniards called Pascua Florida (Festival of Flowers). Florida's written history begins with the arrival of Europeans the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in 1513 made the first textual records. They left behind artifacts and archeological evidence. ![]() The history of Florida can be traced to when the first Native Americans began to inhabit the peninsula as early as 14,000 years ago.
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