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Spain transferred Florida to the United States on July 17, 1821, Florida became an American territory. Also Mexico won independence from Spain.
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Conflict became violent. Antonio López de Santa Anna took an army into Texas to punish the rebels.
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Mexican General Antonio López's army reached San Antonio in Febuary, 1836. On March 6, 1836, Mexican cannon fire smashed the Almo's walls. On May 14, 1836, Santa Anna signed a treaty that recognized the independence of Texas.
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The delegates approved the constitution on January 11, 1839.
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John Tyler became president in 1841.
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Florida became the twenty-seventh state in the United States on March 3, 1845. In 1845 Texas joined the Union.
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Tallahassee became the territorial capital in 1824.
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In 1837 the census for the territory of Florida reported that 48,000 people lived there.
