In December of 1787, the Union of States was established when the first three states joined together. It would be another 58 years before Florida would officially be recognized as the 27th state in that union.
Residents of the Florida territories voted to establish statehood in 1838, approving a state constitution the following year. At that time, roughly 66,000 people resided in Florida. That’s a far cry from the more than 22 million residents who call Florida home today.
On March 3, 1845, Florida was officially recognized as the 27th state by the U.S. Congress. Our country’s tenth president, John Tyler, signed the bill.
More recently, in 2014, it was Florida which was among the first three states to act, but this time Florida was voting to pass the Convention of States application.
Times have definitely changed since our state’s original founding. Our federal government has now expanded far beyond its constitutional boundaries, seemingly losing sight of the Constitution its members swear to uphold and defend.
The time has come for states to join together once again, but this time in defense of the state and individual freedoms our Constitution guarantees.
Florida is no longer known as simply a vacation and retirement hot spot. Our state has more recently become recognized as a defender of freedom, causing many to now refer to it as Free Florida.
Recognized last year as the fastest growing state for the first time since 1957, Florida is proving that defending the Constitution is a very popular stance.
March 3, 1845 - Florida Joins the Union of States
Published in Blog on March 17, 2023 by Wendy Richards
