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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_f07_70
Coverage
Territorial Florida (1821-1845)
ImageID
s877_b006_f07_70_01
s877_b006_f07_70_02
Geographic Term
Florida
Iowa
Subject - Corporate
United States. Congress
topic
Politics and Government
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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/349654>, accessed 26 December 2024.
MLA
Resolution Calling for Florida to Become a State at the Same Time as Iowa, 1845. 1845. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/349654>