Florida becomes British – Florida’s importance to the British Empire

In this episode we discuss the British takeover of Florida and why the British made Florida an important strategic point in their empire. Florida was , contrary to the mythical American narrative about the era, critical between 1763 and 1782. We begin the road to the American Revolution with this episode.

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