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Spanish Florida

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A Spanish colonial territory that offered freedom and asylum to enslaved people who converted to Catholicism, contrasting with British colonial policies in Georgia and the Carolinas.

AP course connection

Topic 2.11: 2.11 The Stono Rebellion and Fort Mose

Unit 2

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