Question

what was unusual about the people who made up the population of St Augustine Florida in the early 1800's

Answer 1

Most people who settled in St. Augustine in the early 1800s were Cubans who were escaping from an autocratic government. Seminole raiders and slaves who had joined their cause made up the majority of the population of St. Augustine in the early 1800s. In the early 1800s, St. Augustine was declared "Indian Territory" and was home to the Seminole tribes who had been removed from their lands. Many different ethnicities made up the population of St. Augustine including Spanish

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Answer 2

Many different ethnicities made up the population of St. Augustine including Spanish, free African Americans, Seminole Indians, and Europeans.

Step-by-step explanation:

In your FLVS lesson it says "Black Seminoles, or those who descended from free and runaway slaves from Georgia and South Carolina, flee to Florida and begin to form communities with the Seminole Indians."

That means slaves were involved

Spain had control of Florida at this time

Seminole Indians lived there

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