britain controlled florida in the aftermath of the 1783 treaty of paris.
who controlled florida in the aftermath of the 1783 treaty of paris?
britain
during the american revolution (1775–1783), the british—who controlled florida—recruited seminoles to raid frontier settlements in georgia. the confusion of war allowed more slaves to escape to florida. the british promised slaves freedom for fighting with them. these events made the new united states enemies of the seminoles. in 1783, as part of the treaty ending the revolutionary war, florida was returned to spain. spain's grip on florida was light, as it maintained only small garrisons at st. augustine, st. marks and pensacola. they did not control the border between florida and the united states and were unable to act against the state of muskogee established in 1799, envisioned as a single nation of american indians independent of both spain and the united states, until 1803 when both nations conspired to entrap its founder. mikasukis and other seminole groups still occupied towns on the united states side of the border, while american squatters moved into spanish florida.
seminole wars
without recognition of either the british or spanish governments, the baymen in belize started electing magistrates as early as 1738. after the treaty of paris and with the following conditions re-affirmed in the 1783 treaty of versailles, britain agreed to abandon british forts in belize that protected the baymen and give spain sovereignty over the soil, while spain agreed the baymen could continue logging wood in present-day belize. however, the baymen agreed to none of this, and after the 1783 treaty of versailles, the governor of british-controlled jamaica sent a superintendent to control the settlers, but had his authority denied by the farmers and loggers.
belizean–guatemalan territorial dispute