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Resolution Calling for Florida to Become a State at the Same Time as Iowa, 1845
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    Description
				Resolution calling for the Territory of Florida to become a state at the same time as the Territory of Iowa to maintain a balance between free and slaveholding states and furthermore directing the Florida delegate in Congress to procure the passage of an act admitting Florida as a state if Iowa seeks admission as a state.            
          Date
									1845
								
							  Coverage
Topic
Subjects
Title
Resolution Calling for Florida to Become a State at the Same Time as Iowa, 1845
            Subject
Resolutions, Legislative
                    Slavery
                    Sectionalism (United States)
                    Indians of North America
                    Seminole War (2nd) (1835-1842)
                    Statehood (American politics)
                    Balance of power
                    Antislavery movements
                    Lobbying
                    Adams-Onís Treaty (1819 February 22)
            Description
Resolution calling for the Territory of Florida to become a state at the same time as the Territory of Iowa to maintain a balance between free and slaveholding states and furthermore directing the Florida delegate in Congress to procure the passage of an act admitting Florida as a state if Iowa seeks admission as a state.
            Date
1845
            Format
resolutions (administrative records)
            Language
eng-US
            Type
Text
            Identifier
s877_b006_f06_13
            Coverage
Territorial Florida (1821-1845)
            ImageID
s877_b006_f06_13_01
                    s877_b006_f06_13_02
                    s877_b006_f06_13_03
            Geographic Term
Florida
                    Iowa
                    Spain
            Subject - Corporate
United States. Congress
            topic
Politics and Government
            Thumbnail
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            Chicago Manual of Style
Resolution Calling for Florida to Become a State at the Same Time as Iowa, 1845. 1845. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/349535>, accessed 4 November 2025.
MLA
Resolution Calling for Florida to Become a State at the Same Time as Iowa, 1845. 1845. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/349535>
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