. Cyclopedia of American government . west of the Perdido (seeLouisiana Annexation). Under Spain therehad been neither industrial nor agricultural de-velopment, and the province contained but6,000 civilized inhabitants. England dividedthe province into East (see East Florida) andWest Florida (see), offered liberal inducements Annexation; Territory.—In 1821 negotia-tions for the purchase of Florida were con-cluded and the province was formally trans-ferred to the United States. An act of March3, 1822, replaced the military authority bycivil government and united East and WestFlorida. But the po
. Cyclopedia of American government . west of the Perdido (seeLouisiana Annexation). Under Spain therehad been neither industrial nor agricultural de-velopment, and the province contained but6,000 civilized inhabitants. England dividedthe province into East (see East Florida) andWest Florida (see), offered liberal inducements Annexation; Territory.—In 1821 negotia-tions for the purchase of Florida were con-cluded and the province was formally trans-ferred to the United States. An act of March3, 1822, replaced the military authority bycivil government and united East and WestFlorida. But the powers of self-governmentwere limited. The governor, appointed by thePresident, was assisted by a council of thir-teen, appointed annually. The legislative coun-cil regulated county and municipal governor annually reported its enactmentsto Congress which could annul them. All ter-ritorial officials, including the delegate to Con-gress, were appointed by the President. Grad-ual amendments gave the people a larger share. Boundaries of the State of Florida to colonists and developed a prosperous foreigntrade. Authority was vested in a colonial gov-ernor aided by a council and representativeassembly. During the American Revolutionloyal Florida became a refuge for fugitiveloyalists and a basis for military operationsagainst the revolting colonies. By the treatyof 1783 England restored Florida to United States shortly undertook to securepossession of Florida, but Spain, though un-able to maintain order, refused to sell. Duringthe War of 1812 the English practically seizedthe province. In 1811 the settlers on the River and the Georgia frontiersmen, bythe connivance of the American authorities,declared the establishment of the Republic ofFlorida and captured Fernandina and AmeliaIsland. Though the act was officially dis-avowed by the United States, Florida remainedvirtually a conquered province until the with-drawal of the American troops in 1813. of p
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