Florida grew from a backwoods swampland. rife with the dangers of Indian attack. to a rapidly developing. upandcoming civilized section. in which much of the area from St. Augustine to Pensacola was transformed into plantations and small farms. The Seminole War brought an end to Indian problems. after which thousands of American settlers began pouring in. In short time it was clear that the Governments main problems were to open up new lands and to develop transportation systems. Even from the start. heavy immigration from the North made Florida exceptional in this regard. among the several States of the extreme Southeast. In 1850. shortly after her admittance to the Union. Florida ranked 31 out of 31 States in population with a total figure of 87.445.
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