Who was president when Florida became part of the United States?
(United States of America, ca 1901, Credit: G. Howard Hilder, HistoryMiami 1994-624-6)
An American president discussed Florida in his Second Inaugural Address in 1821. Speaking of the treaty with Spain which had brought the transfer of Florida to the United States he said, “to the acquisition of Florida too much importance cannot be attached.”
A. James Monroe
Posted at 06:00 AM on April 21, 2011 | Permalink
Florida became a member of a (more perfect!) union on the last day of President John Tyler's presidency, March 3, 1845.
Posted by: Hildamitrani | April 21, 2011 at 09:31 AM