Floida's History
- South Florida was settled about four thousand years ago.
- Ponce de Leon arrived in Florida in 1513 he was a Spanish explorer.
- The name Miami came from the word Mayami which means "Big water".
- Florida received its official nick name in 1970.
- It's nickname is the Sunshine State.
- The Spaniards arrived at the Miami River.
- Florida had many different types of Native Americans such as the Cherokee Indians, the Ais Indians etc.
- In the span of 250 years, the native population wiped out due to war, diseases, and dislocation.
- There were various types of wars that happened in Florida such as; Mexican-American war, Spanish-American war, and three Seminole wars.
- The Seminole wars led to the selling of Florida to the United States for 5 million dollars.
- Florida is the 27th State in United States.