history of Florida

There are a lot of things that people don't know about florida. They became a state on March, 3rd 1845. When I think about Florida I think about how hot and nice it is but, I learned that Florida has gotten to -2 before.

One thing that you may not know about Florida is that it was under colonial rule by Spain from the 16th century to the 19th century, and briefly by Great Britain during the 18th century. They stopped having control over them in 1783. This also means that they were named after something in Spain. They were named after the Spanish festival  La Pascua Florida after the Spanish festival Pascua Florida, which means "festival of flowers."

One fun fact is that the First Integrated Professional Baseball Game for African Americans. Took Place in Florida Jackie Robinson the first professional basketball player. Played a training game in Dayton Beach,Florida. Another one is that Florida is the flattest state in america. When I think of flat states I think of flat states I think of Nebraska somewhere in the midwest.

I love traveling to Florida and being on the beach. This is one of the reasons why I go. I want to go to Disney World some time. Did you know that Orlando is one of the most visited cities because of disney world. I go to Jacksonville to see my cousins. Outside of Alaska, Jacksonville is the biggest country. Nearly 2 times the size of Los Angeles.

 

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Have you been to Florida? If so, have you ever gone to Disney World ?

Did you learn anything new? 

Do you like or play basketball?

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  • I have never been to Florida, but I think it would be fun to go sometime. I have a friend that lives in Florida, so I would want to go visit her if I went. I never knew that Florida used to be ruled by Spain and I think it's cool how Florida got its name.

    • It is a lot of fun! 

  • I have never been to Florida before but I think it is a nice US state and I would want to go eventually. I used to play basketball a long time ago but i'm just not good at it but I play it for fun though.

  • No, I want to go to flordia one day that would be fun. I really want to go to Disney World one day, but I might go to Disney land in cali, sometime next year, not a huge fan of basketball but I don't mind it.

    • I have only went to Florida one time and I'm going back this year!

  • I have never went to Florida but I would love to go if I could. I like playing basketball in my free time and watching it but I don't really know if I would like to play after highschool because I dont love basketball but I would play for fun.

  • I have never been to Florida but I would like to go someday, If I ever go I hope to go to Disney world. I do play basketball, in fact it is my favorite sport to play and watch whether its college basketball or pro basketball.

    • A lot of people haven't it seams! If you get a chance you should!!

  • I have been to Florida but I didn't go to disney world. I did learn new things and I did to play basketball.

  • I have never been to Florida and I have also never been to Disney World. I did learn new things about Florida, I learned that the First Integrated Professional Baseball game for African Americans was played there. I personally don't play basketball but I do like watching it.

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