Between 1817 and 1855 there were various wars between the Indians and the colonists. In 1830 large numbers of colonists began to arrive in Florida, doubling the population in ten years. Although the Indians resisted strongly they were finally defeated and all but a few were deported from Florida. In the Civil War Florida fought with the South and was controlled by Union troops for ten years after the North's victory. In the 1880s the development of the railways led to the growth of tourism in the state.
Agriculture is very important to Florida's economy.
Other crops include melons, peanuts, various vegetables, sugar cane, maize, tobacco and cotton. Florida's liability to hurricanes and tornadoes damages agriculture as much as the rest of industry. Dairy farming is important in counties like Gilchrist. Cattle and pigs are also farmed and horses are reared in Marion County. Forestry is an important industry.