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		In the eighteenth century, war between the English and Spanish led to St. Augustine being handed over to the English, only to see the Spanish reclaim the city after the American Revolution. During the early nineteenth century, the city was held by the Spanish and the French. The land of Florida was bought by America from the French in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. In 1845, Florida became a state in the United States of America, but would only remain so until December of 1860, when she joined other Southern states to form the Confederate States of America and entered the ensuing American Civil War. The Fort came back into Union hands on March 11, 1862 after the USS Wabash, a Union gunboat, took the city without firing a shot when it found that Confederate forces had evacuated the area and the local authorities were willing to surrender to preserve the town.		Bartram Trail Ghost Tours of St. Augustine Museum of Weapons and History St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum FIGHTING FOR INDEPENDENCE

032.gif 033.gif	Overtake the Castillo de San Marcos Topple the protector of St. Augustine in this make-it-yourself board game (2 pages)	032.pdf 033.pdf
043.gif 044.gif 044.gif	Sarah's Treasure Box Rediscover the games kids played in 1763. A make-it-yourself activity! (2 pages)	043.pdf 044.pdf 044.pdf
047.gif	Under the Waters of St. Augustine Many explorers traveled the waters around St. Augustine, read of their fate!	047.pdf
002.gif	Dive for sunken treasure Imagine what you might find under the waves of Matanzas Bay	002.pdf
026.gif	Native American Body Art Ritual and beauty combine in the tradition of body painting	026.pdf
027.gif 028.gif	Native American Symbols Create secret messages using ancient tribal symbols (2 pages)	027.pdf 028.pdf

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