Florida Territory

Territory of Florida
Organized incorporated territory of United States
1822–1845
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Capital	1822–1824   St. Augustine     (East Florida/Florida)   Pensacola     (West Florida) 1824–1845   Tallahassee
Area
• Coordinates	30°N 83°W / 30°N 83°W / 30; -83
Government
• Type	Organized incorporated territory
Governor
• 1821	Andrew Jackson (military)
• 1822–1834	William Pope Duval (first)
• 1834–1836	John Eaton
• 1836–1839	Richard K. Call
• 1839–1841	Robert R. Reid
• 1841–1844	Richard K. Call
• 1844–1845	John Branch (last)
History
• Adams–Onís Treaty	1821
• Organized by U.S.	March 30 1822
• Statehood	March 3 1845
Preceded by Succeeded by East Florida West Florida Florida
Today part of	United States Florida

The Territory of Florida was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 30, 1822,^[1] until March 3, 1845, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Florida. Originally the major portion of the Spanish territory of La Florida, and later the provinces of East Florida and West Florida, it was ceded to the United States as part of the 1819 Adams–Onís Treaty.^[2] It was governed by the Florida Territorial Council.