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The Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida, often referred to as the Florida Territorial Council or Florida Territorial Legislative Council, was the legislative body governing the American territory of Florida (Florida Territory) before statehood. The territory of Florida was acquired by the U.S. in 1821. The territorial government was started in 1822 and became bicameral. Florida became a state in 1845.〔()〕 Zephaniah Kingsley, who defended slavery and the three-tier social system that acknowledging the rights of free people of color that existed in Florida under Spanish rule, briefly served on the Council. During his time on the council he attempted to influence Florida lawmakers to recognize free people of color and allow mixed-race children to inherit property. Jackson County was created by the Florida Territorial Council in 1822 out of Escambia County, along with Duval County out of St. Johns County, making them the third and fourth counties in the Territory. The county was named for Andrew Jackson, who had served as Florida's first military governor for six months in 1821. Jackson County originally extended from the Choctawhatchee River on the west to the Suwannee River on the east. The county had been reduced close to its present boundaries by 1840 through the creation of new counties from its original territory. Minor adjustments to the county boundaries continued through most of the 19th century, however.〔(Jackson County Information ) - accessed February 10, 2008〕〔(Encyclopedia Americana - Jackson, Andrew ) - accessed February 10, 2008〕〔Fernald, Edward A. (1981) ''Atlas of Florida.'' The Florida State University Foundation, Inc. ISBN 0-9606708-0-7〕 ==Capital== The Council determined to rotate between the historical capitals of Pensacola, Florida and St. Augustine, Florida. The first legislative session was held at Pensacola on July 22, 1822; this required delegates from St. Augustine to travel 59 days by sea to attend. To get to the second session in St. Augustine, Pensacola members traveled 28 days over land. During this session, the council decided future meetings should be held at a half-way point to reduce the distance; eventually Tallahassee, site of an Apalachee settlement in the early 18th century, was selected as a half-way point between the former capitals of East and West Florida.〔Florida: A Short History, Michael V. Gannon, ISBN 0-8130-1167-1, Copyright @ 1993 by the Board of Regents of the State of Florida〕 Dr. William H. Simmons and John Lee Williams of Pensacola were commissioned by the second Territorial Council of Florida to select a central point between St. Augustine and Pensacola to serve as capital of the Florida Territory in 1823. The Florida Territorial Council commissioned John Bellamy, a Monticello, Florida plantation owner, to build Bellamy Road. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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