SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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1712
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1725
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1738
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1738, the Spanish governor of Florida chartered the settlement of Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose, or Fort Mose for short, as a settlement for those fleeing slavery from the English colonies in the Carolinas.
Detailed explanation-2: -Tucked away in the marshes of St. Augustine, Fort Mose was a sanctuary for fugitive slaves seeking freedom.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1752, the town and fort at Mose were rebuilt at a slightly different location. The former residents, who were by then well settled into town life in St.
Detailed explanation-4: -Fort Mose in St. Augustine is the site of the first legally-sanctioned free African American settlement. While the fort itself no longer stands, the site it stood on still feels full of the groundbreaking history that was made there.