<P> Spain ceded Florida to the British in 1763 after the French and Indian War , and the British soon constructed the King 's Road connecting St. Augustine to Georgia . The road crossed the St. Johns River at a narrow point , which the Seminole called Wacca Pilatka and the British called the Cow Ford ; these names ostensibly reflect the fact that cattle were brought across the river there . The British introduced the cultivation of sugar cane , indigo and fruits , as well the export of lumber . As a result , the northeastern Florida area prospered economically more than it had under the Spanish . Britain ceded control of the territory to Spain in 1783 , after being defeated in the American Revolutionary War , and the settlement at the Cow Ford continued to grow . After Spain ceded the Florida Territory to the United States in 1821 , American settlers on the north side of the Cow Ford decided to plan a town , laying out the streets and plats . They soon named the town Jacksonville , after Andrew Jackson . Led by Isaiah D. Hart , residents wrote a charter for a town government , which was approved by the Florida Legislative Council on February 9 , 1832 . </P>
<P> Spain ceded Florida to the British in 1763 after the French and Indian War , and the British soon constructed the King 's Road connecting St. Augustine to Georgia . The road crossed the St. Johns River at a narrow point , which the Seminole called Wacca Pilatka and the British called the Cow Ford ; these names ostensibly reflect the fact that cattle were brought across the river there . The British introduced the cultivation of sugar cane , indigo and fruits , as well the export of lumber . As a result , the northeastern Florida area prospered economically more than it had under the Spanish . Britain ceded control of the territory to Spain in 1783 , after being defeated in the American Revolutionary War , and the settlement at the Cow Ford continued to grow . After Spain ceded the Florida Territory to the United States in 1821 , American settlers on the north side of the Cow Ford decided to plan a town , laying out the streets and plats . They soon named the town Jacksonville , after Andrew Jackson . Led by Isaiah D. Hart , residents wrote a charter for a town government , which was approved by the Florida Legislative Council on February 9 , 1832 . </P>
who is the city of jacksonville fl named after
who is the city of jacksonville fl named after
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson