da, into two; East and West Florida. Britain attempted to attract white settlers with the Florida land grant. Large corporations which promised to bring in labors were allotted large tracts of land, up to tens of thousands of acres. Even immigrants with small families were given small tracts of land to settle. During the Britains rule, the Florida colonies remained loyal to England. British Florida would have flourished even farther if given more time, but Englands rule only lasted for twenty years. For Spain captured Pensacola, and subsequently West Florida from British rule in 1781. It would take until 1784 when the American Revolution peace treaty was signed for Spain to regain control of the rest of Florida.The Revolutionary War erupted on April 19, 1775. The reason the British and the Americans resorted to using arms after a decade of fighting verbally, was because both sides finally became aware that force alone would decide on the issues which divided the empire. In April 1775, the battle of Lexington occurred, closely followed by the battle of Concord. These two very important bloodshed served to evoke the sprit of the American patriotism.The Second Continental Congress met on May 10, 1775 and George Washington was elected commander of the patriotic forces. He along with several other generals would led their men for the defense of America and the freedom she stood for. By early 1776, Americans were ready to denounce any allegiance to the British crown. By spring of the same year, all royal governors had been relieved of office and replaced by Americas makeshift government. The Congress itself expressed sovereign powers. In July 1776, Congress met and adopted the Articles of Confederation. Under the articles, the central government was very weak and the states held most of the power, but it was a solid beginning. After Shays Rebellion, the Articles were disowned and the Federal Constitution was written, 1787. It is still th...
