FCLE Florida State Government and History 2

Question 1

In what year did Florida gain statehood?

Accepted Answer

1845

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1820

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1861

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1898

Question 2

Which European country established the first permanent European settlement in what is now the continental United States, at St. Augustine, Florida?

Accepted Answer

Spain

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France

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England

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Portugal

Question 3

Under which U.S. President did the United States acquire Florida from Spain through the Adams-Onís Treaty?

Accepted Answer

James Monroe

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George Washington

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Thomas Jefferson

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Andrew Jackson

Question 4

The longest and most costly of the three Seminole Wars in Florida lasted from 1835 to 1842 — what is it called?

Accepted Answer

Second Seminole War

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First Seminole War

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Third Seminole War

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Florida Resistance War

Question 5

Florida seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy in which year?

Accepted Answer

1861

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1860

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1862

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1865

Question 6

The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Bush v. Gore (2000), which halted the Florida presidential election recount, relied primarily on which constitutional clause?

Accepted Answer

Equal Protection Clause

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Due Process Clause

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Commerce Clause

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Supremacy Clause