What is Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine?
Correct answer(s):
- A Spanish colonial fort
Topic
Florida History
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Which major NASA program used Kennedy Space Center for launches?
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- Apollo
Which statement best describes human settlement in Florida before Europeans arrived?
Correct answer(s):
- Indigenous peoples had lived there for thousands of years
Which Indigenous people were historically associated with parts of northern and central Florida?
Correct answer(s):
- Timucua
Where did Calusa communities develop in Florida?
Correct answer(s):
- Southern and southwestern Florida
Which Indigenous people inhabited parts of Florida’s Panhandle?
Correct answer(s):
- Apalachee
Which statement about Seminole and Miccosukee peoples is accurate today?
Correct answer(s):
- They maintain living cultural connections to Florida
Who led a documented Spanish expedition to Florida in 1513?
Correct answer(s):
- Juan Ponce de León
Why is St. Augustine historically notable?
Correct answer(s):
- It is the oldest continuously occupied European-founded settlement in the continental U.S.
Which Florida city has a strong naval aviation connection?
Correct answer(s):
- Pensacola
Which city was an early western administrative center of colonial Florida?
Correct answer(s):
- Pensacola
Which city served as an eastern colonial administrative center before Tallahassee?
Correct answer(s):
- St. Augustine
In what year did Tallahassee become Florida’s territorial capital?
Correct answer(s):
- 1824
When did Spain formally transfer Florida to the United States?
Correct answer(s):
- 1821
In which year was St. Augustine founded as a Spanish settlement?
Correct answer(s):
- 1565
Which historic fort is part of Dry Tortugas National Park?
Correct answer(s):
- Fort Jefferson
On what date did Florida become a U.S. state?
Correct answer(s):
- March 3, 1845
Florida entered the Union as which state?
Correct answer(s):
- 27th state