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1838
One of the requirements for a territory to become a
State of the Union is that its constitution be approved
by Congress. This is a copy of the product of the convention
held in St. Joseph, which began Dec. 3, 1838, that was
used to fulfill the requirement.
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1861
The onrush of the Civil War brought in Florida the election
in 1860 of a convention "for the purpose of taking into
consideration the position of this State in the Federal
Union." This convention met in Tallahassee on January
3, 1861, and had produced for adoption on January 10 an
Ordinance of Secession and a Constitution which largely
altered the existing Constitution by substituting "Confederate
States" for "United States."
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1865
To
re-enter the union under Presidential Reconstruction
a constitution was created by a convention called by
the appointed governor. This constitution was never
in effect. The U. S. Congress rejected it and put Florida
under Radical Reconstruction, i.e. military rule until
1868.
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1868
The
Reconstruction constitution returned
civilian control of the state. It enfranchised black males and required each voter to take an oath of loyalty to the State of Florida and the United States Government.
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1885
Reversed some of the aspects of the 1868 Constitution.
It established the makeup of the state government that
continued until 1968.
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