Florida History - A New Nation

Question 8 • FL-2100010-M/J United States History A-CR

Which best explains why Britain divided Florida into two colonies following the French and Indian War?

Answer

Britain felt that Florida was too large to govern as one colony, so it formed East and West Florida.

Britain felt that Florida was too large to govern as one colony, so it gave half of the colony to France.

Britain was required to divide Florida into separate colonies by the 1763 Treaty of Paris.

Britain was required to divide Florida into separate colonies by France and Spain.

Explanation

After the French and Indian War, Britain gained Florida from Spain through the 1763 Treaty of Paris. Britain organized the territory as East Florida and West Florida to make it easier to administer; the treaty did not require this division, and Britain did not give half of Florida to France.

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