Florida

qas: question: What does Florida stand for 
answers: text: Florida i/ˈflɒrɪdə/ (Spanish for "flowery land")

question: What states border Florida 
answers: text: to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida

question: What is the state capital of Florida 
answers: text: Tallahassee is the state capital

question: Where does Florida rank in US population 
answers: text: the 3rd most populous

question: What city has the most people in Florida 
answers: text: Jacksonville is the most populous city in Florida

question: What does Florida mean in French?

question: What state is located in the Northeastern region of the US?

question: What is not the state capital of Florida?

question: What is the fourth most populous state in the US?

question: What city in Florida has the least amount of people?
context: Florida i/ˈflɒrɪdə/ (Spanish for "flowery land") is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. The state is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida and the sovereign state of Cuba. Florida is the 22nd most extensive, the 3rd most populous, and the 8th most densely populated of the United States. Jacksonville is the most populous city in Florida, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. The Miami metropolitan area is the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Tallahassee is the state capital.

qas: question: What is the longest Contiguous Coastline in the US 
answers: text: it has the longest coastline in the contiguous United States, approximately 1,350 miles

question: What level is most of the land in florida 
answers: text: Much of the state is at or near sea level

question: What is the florida climate 
answers: text: The climate varies from subtropical in the north to tropical in the south

question: Some animals and reptiles native to Florida 
answers: text: American alligator, American crocodile, Florida panther, and manatee

question: Name a National Park in Florida 
answers: text: Everglades National Park

question: What is the length of the shortest Contiguous Coastline in the US?

question: How much of the state is not near sea level?

question: What region in Florida is not subtropical?

question: What region in Florida is not tropical?

question: What park is outside of Florida?
context: A peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Straits of Florida, it has the longest coastline in the contiguous United States, approximately 1,350 miles (2,170 km), and is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Much of the state is at or near sea level and is characterized by sedimentary soil. The climate varies from subtropical in the north to tropical in the south. The American alligator, American crocodile, Florida panther, and manatee can be found in the Everglades National Park.

qas: question: What conquistador landed in Florida in 1539 
answers: text: Hernando de Soto

question: Who established early settlements in Florida 
answers: text: Both the Spanish and French established settlements

question: Who established 1 of the first Us settlements in Florida 
answers: text: Don Tristán de Luna y Arellano

question: What people were discovered by early settlers of Florida 
answers: text: Native ancestors of the Seminole

question: What did Spanish settlers introduce to Florida 
answers: text: Christianity, cattle, horses, sheep, the Spanish language, and more

question: What happened in 1538?

question: What coast did Hernando de Soto not find?

question: What wasn't Hernando de Soto looking for?

question: What didn't Hernando de Soto see?

question: What was founded in 1561?
context: "By May 1539, Conquistador Hernando de Soto skirted the coast of Florida, searching for a deep harbor to land. He described seeing a thick wall of red mangroves spread mile after mile, some reaching as high as 70 feet (21 m), with intertwined and elevated roots making landing difficult. Very soon, 'many smokes' appeared 'along the whole coast', billowing against the sky, when the Native ancestors of the Seminole spotted the newcomers and spread the alarm by signal fires". The Spanish introduced Christianity, cattle, horses, sheep, the Spanish language, and more to Florida.[full citation needed] Both the Spanish and French established settlements in Florida, with varying degrees of success. In 1559, Don Tristán de Luna y Arellano established a colony at present-day Pensacola, one of the first European settlements in the continental United States, but it was abandoned by 1561.

qas: question: What did Spain trade Florida for
answers: text: In 1763, Spain traded Florida to the Kingdom of Great Britain for control of Havana, Cuba

question: Who did the Spanish take from Florida to Cuba 
answers: text: Almost the entire Spanish population left, taking along most of the remaining indigenous population to Cuba

question: What road did the British construct 
answers: text: the King's Road connecting St. Augustine to Georgia

question: What river does the Kings road cross 
answers: text: the St. Johns River

question:  What did Germany trade Florida for?

question: Who owned Cuba after the Eight Years War?

question:  What road did the British destroy?

question:  What river does the Kings road not cross?

question: What was the name of the river named after a sheep?
context: In 1763, Spain traded Florida to the Kingdom of Great Britain for control of Havana, Cuba, which had been captured by the British during the Seven Years' War. It was part of a large expansion of British territory following the country's victory in the Seven Years' War. Almost the entire Spanish population left, taking along most of the remaining indigenous population to Cuba. 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 named "Cow Ford", both names ostensibly reflecting the fact that cattle were brought across the river there.

qas: question: What were the names of the 2 British colony's in Florida 
answers: text: British East Florida and British West Florida

question: Who was given Florida land grants 
answers: text: officers and soldiers who had fought in the French and Indian War in order to encourage settlement

question: Where did a large number of British Colonist come to florida from 
answers: text: coming from South Carolina, Georgia and England though there was also a group of settlers who came from the colony of Bermuda

question: The first Permanent Colony in Florida is Now known as 
answers: text: what is now Duval County, Baker County, St. Johns County and Nassau County

question: What did the Colonist cultivate 
answers: text: the cultivation of sugar cane, indigo and fruits as well the export of lumber

question: Which country divided Florida into North and South Florida?

question:  Who was not given Florida land grants

question: What is the last permanent colony known as?

question: What did the British not introduce?

question: What did the British not export?
context: The British divided Florida into the two colonies of British East Florida and British West Florida. The British government gave land grants to officers and soldiers who had fought in the French and Indian War in order to encourage settlement. In order to induce settlers to move to the two new colonies reports of the natural wealth of Florida were published in England. A large number of British colonists who were "energetic and of good character" moved to Florida, mostly coming from South Carolina, Georgia and England though there was also a group of settlers who came from the colony of Bermuda. This would be the first permanent English-speaking population in what is now Duval County, Baker County, St. Johns County and Nassau County. The British built good public roads and introduced the cultivation of sugar cane, indigo and fruits as well the export of lumber.

qas: question: What legal system was introduced by the British in Florida 
answers: text: British governors were directed to call general assemblies

question: Did Florida send Representatives to Philadelphia for the Declaration of Independence 
answers: text: Neither East Florida nor West Florida would send any representatives to Philadelphia to draft the Declaration of Independence

question: Who did Florida side with during the revolution
answers: text: Florida would remain a Loyalist stronghold for the duration of the American Revolution.

question: What legal system is still used by florida 
answers: text: English-derived legal system which Florida still has today including trial by jury, habeas corpus and county-based government

question: What legal system was not introduced by the British in Florida?

question: Who did Florida oppose during the revolution?

question: What legal system has never been used by Florida?

question: Where did East and West Florida send representatives? 

question: What did representatives draft in Florida?
context: As a result of these initiatives northeastern Florida prospered economically in a way it never did under Spanish rule. Furthermore, the British governors were directed to call general assemblies as soon as possible in order to make laws for the Floridas and in the meantime they were, with the advice of councils, to establish courts. This would be the first introduction of much of the English-derived legal system which Florida still has today including trial by jury, habeas corpus and county-based government. Neither East Florida nor West Florida would send any representatives to Philadelphia to draft the Declaration of Independence. Florida would remain a Loyalist stronghold for the duration of the American Revolution.

qas: question: Where did English and Scotch Irish descent move to Florida from 
answers: text: English descent and Americans of Scots-Irish descent began moving into northern Florida from the backwoods of Georgia and South Carolina

question: Backwoods settlers of Northern Florida are known as 
answers: text: Florida Crackers

question: Were the Spanish able to police the backwoods settlements 
answers: text: Spanish were never able to effectively police the border region and the backwoods settlers

question: Where did the Spanish patrol well?

question: Who were checked while migrating to Florida?

question: Who were not called the Florida Crackers?

question: What states did people not move from? 
context: Americans of English descent and Americans of Scots-Irish descent began moving into northern Florida from the backwoods of Georgia and South Carolina. Though technically not allowed by the Spanish authorities, the Spanish were never able to effectively police the border region and the backwoods settlers from the United States would continue to migrate into Florida unchecked. These migrants, mixing with the already present British settlers who had remained in Florida since the British period, would be the progenitors of the population known as Florida Crackers.

qas: question: What led to the rebellion in 1810 
answers: text: Spanish rule

question: What did the rebellion lead to 
answers: text: the so-called Free and Independent Republic of West Florida on September 23

question: What is known as the Bonnie Blue Flag
answers: text: a single white star on a blue field

question: What did the rebels overthrow during the rebellion
answers: text: Spanish garrison at Baton Rouge

question: What led to the rebellion in 1811?

question: What happened in 1810?

question: What happened on September 22?

question: When did meetings end?

question: Where were the French overcome at?
context: These American settlers established a permanent foothold in the area and ignored Spanish officials. The British settlers who had remained also resented Spanish rule, leading to a rebellion in 1810 and the establishment for ninety days of the so-called Free and Independent Republic of West Florida on September 23. After meetings beginning in June, rebels overcame the Spanish garrison at Baton Rouge (now in Louisiana), and unfurled the flag of the new republic: a single white star on a blue field. This flag would later become known as the "Bonnie Blue Flag".

qas: question: Where did Seminole Indians raid 
answers: text: Seminole Indians based in East Florida began raiding Georgia settlements

question: Who did the Indians offer haven to
answers: text: runaway slaves

question: What is the first Incursion led by Jackson known as now 
answers: text: First Seminole War

question: Why did the US president say the Incursion of Florida was neccessary
answers: text: orida had become "a derelict open to the occupancy of every enemy, civilized or savage

question: Where did Seminole Indians not raid?

question: What Indians lived in North Florida?

question: What people did Indians turn away refuge from?

question: Who said "serving every earthly purpose as a post of annoyance to them"

question: What did John Quincy Adams say about Georgia?
context: Seminole Indians based in East Florida began raiding Georgia settlements, and offering havens for runaway slaves. The United States Army led increasingly frequent incursions into Spanish territory, including the 1817–1818 campaign against the Seminole Indians by Andrew Jackson that became known as the First Seminole War. The United States now effectively controlled East Florida. Control was necessary according to Secretary of State John Quincy Adams because Florida had become "a derelict open to the occupancy of every enemy, civilized or savage, of the United States, and serving no other earthly purpose than as a post of annoyance to them.".

qas: question: Why did Madrid cede the territory to the US 
answers: text: Florida had become a burden to Spain, which could not afford to send settlers or garrisons

question: What was the name of the treaty which ceded florida to the US 
answers: text: Adams-Onís Treaty, which took effect in 1821

question: Which president was given control of Florida 
answers: text: James Monroe was authorized on March 3, 1821 to take possession of East Florida and West Florida for the United States and provide for initial governance

question: When did East and West Florida Merge 
answers: text: On March 30, 1822, the United States merged East Florida and part of West Florida into the Florida Territory

question: What happened on March 2 1821?

question: Which president failed to take possession of Florida?

question: What president took possession of North and South Florida?

question: When did the United States separate East and West Florida?

question: When did north and south florida join?
context: Florida had become a burden to Spain, which could not afford to send settlers or garrisons. Madrid therefore decided to cede the territory to the United States through the Adams-Onís Treaty, which took effect in 1821. President James Monroe was authorized on March 3, 1821 to take possession of East Florida and West Florida for the United States and provide for initial governance. Andrew Jackson served as military governor of the newly acquired territory, but only for a brief period. On March 30, 1822, the United States merged East Florida and part of West Florida into the Florida Territory.

qas: question: What was an issue in the early 1800's 
answers: text: Indian removal was a significant issue

question: What did congress pass in 1830 
answers: text: In 1830, the U.S. Congress passed the Indian Removal Act

question: Who did Seminoles harbor 
answers: text: runaway blacks, known as the Black Seminoles

question: What was the name of the treaty of 1832
answers: text: Treaty of Payne's Landing

question: What did Paynes Landing promiss
answers: text: the Seminoles lands west of the Mississippi River if they agreed to leave Florida. Many Seminole left at this time.

question: What people weren't an issue in 1800s? 

question: What region of the US were Indians welcomed?

question: What was passed in 1840?

question: Who were known as the White Seminoles?

question: What year was the Treaty of Payne's landing removed?
context: By the early 1800s, Indian removal was a significant issue throughout the southeastern U.S. and also in Florida. In 1830, the U.S. Congress passed the Indian Removal Act and as settlement increased, pressure grew on the United States government to remove the Indians from Florida. Seminoles harbored runaway blacks, known as the Black Seminoles, and clashes between whites and Indians grew with the influx of new settlers. In 1832, the Treaty of Payne's Landing promised to the Seminoles lands west of the Mississippi River if they agreed to leave Florida. Many Seminole left at this time.

qas: question: What tempers the Florida Climate 
answers: text: somewhat by the fact that no part of the state is distant from the ocean

question: What divides Florida two climates 
answers: text: Lake Okeechobee

question: What are Florida's Mean temperatures in  late July 
answers: text: Mean high temperatures for late July are primarily in the low 90s

question: Low temperatures in Florida average 
answers: text: mid January range from the low 40s Fahrenheit (4–7 °C) in northern Florida to above 60 °F (16 °C) from Miami on southward

question: The average daily temperature in Miami
answers: text: With an average daily temperature of 70.7 °F (21.5 °C), it is the warmest state in the country

question: What lake is East of the ocean? 

question: What areas of Florida are north of the ocaen?

question: What is the lowest temperature state in the US?

question: When is the weather in the low 80s?

question: When is the weather in the low 30s?
context: The climate of Florida is tempered somewhat by the fact that no part of the state is distant from the ocean. North of Lake Okeechobee, the prevalent climate is humid subtropical (Köppen: Cfa), while areas south of the lake (including the Florida Keys) have a true tropical climate (Köppen: Aw). Mean high temperatures for late July are primarily in the low 90s Fahrenheit (32–34 °C). Mean low temperatures for early to mid January range from the low 40s Fahrenheit (4–7 °C) in northern Florida to above 60 °F (16 °C) from Miami on southward. With an average daily temperature of 70.7 °F (21.5 °C), it is the warmest state in the country.

qas: question: What is Florida's nickname 
answers: text: Sunshine State

question: What is central Florida known as 
answers: text: lightning capital of the United States

question: Hours of annual sunshine in florida 
answers: text: 2,400 and 2,800 hours of sunshine annually. The rest of the state, including Miami, receives between 2,800 and 3,200 hours annually

question: What weather is uncommon in Florida?

question: Central florida has the least amount of which weather occurrence in the country? 

question: What state has the lowest precipitation levels?

question: When is snow common in Florida?

question: Miami gets the least amount of what weather occurrence?
context: Florida's nickname is the "Sunshine State", but severe weather is a common occurrence in the state. Central Florida is known as the lightning capital of the United States, as it experiences more lightning strikes than anywhere else in the country. Florida has one of the highest average precipitation levels of any state, in large part because afternoon thunderstorms are common in much of the state from late spring until early autumn. A narrow eastern part of the state including Orlando and Jacksonville receives between 2,400 and 2,800 hours of sunshine annually. The rest of the state, including Miami, receives between 2,800 and 3,200 hours annually.

qas: question: What posses a threat each year to Florida 
answers: text: Hurricanes pose a severe threat

question: What percentage of category 4 storms hit Florida 
answers: text: category 4 or higher storms that have struck the United States, 83% have either hit Florida or Texas

question: How many storms hit Florida from 1851 to 2006 
answers: text: Florida was struck by 114

question: What weather threat rarely hits florida?

question: What season starts on November 30th?

question: What season ends on June 1st?

question: It is common for what weather to pass Florida?

question: How many of the US category 2 storms hit Florida?
context: Hurricanes pose a severe threat each year during the June 1 to November 30 hurricane season, particularly from August to October. Florida is the most hurricane-prone state, with subtropical or tropical water on a lengthy coastline. Of the category 4 or higher storms that have struck the United States, 83% have either hit Florida or Texas. From 1851 to 2006, Florida was struck by 114 hurricanes, 37 of them major—category 3 and above. It is rare for a hurricane season to pass without any impact in the state by at least a tropical storm.[citation needed]

qas: question: What is found in Florida 
answers: text: Extended systems of underwater caves, sinkholes and springs

question: What did the last glacial period provide 
answers: text: lower sea levels and a drier climate revealed a much wider peninsula, largely savanna.

question: What are the Everglades 
answers: text: an enormously wide, slow-flowing river encompasses the southern tip of the peninsula

question: How much sink hole damage did Florida suffer recently 
answers: text: Sinkhole damage claims on property in the state exceeded a total of $2 billion from 2006 through 2010

question: What kind of caves are rare in Florida?

question: What body of water is uncommon in Florida?

question: What type of stone is hard to find in Florida?

question: What is the river through the Northern area of Florida?

question: What damage amounted to $2 billion from 2016-2018?
context: Extended systems of underwater caves, sinkholes and springs are found throughout the state and supply most of the water used by residents. The limestone is topped with sandy soils deposited as ancient beaches over millions of years as global sea levels rose and fell. During the last glacial period, lower sea levels and a drier climate revealed a much wider peninsula, largely savanna. The Everglades, an enormously wide, slow-flowing river encompasses the southern tip of the peninsula. Sinkhole damage claims on property in the state exceeded a total of $2 billion from 2006 through 2010.

qas: question: What is the population of Florida 
answers: text: The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Florida was 20,271,272 on July 1, 2015

question: Where did florida rank in population growth 
answers: text: Florida was the seventh fastest-growing state

question: What is the center of the Florida population
answers: text: Polk County since the 1960 census

question: What state did Florida pass in population recently 
answers: text: surpassing the population of the state of New York

question: What was the population of Florida in 2014?

question: How much did the population decrease in 5 years?

question: What was the population of Florida in 2001?

question: What was the population in 2013? 
context: The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Florida was 20,271,272 on July 1, 2015, a 7.82% increase since the 2010 United States Census. The population of Florida in the 2010 census was 18,801,310. Florida was the seventh fastest-growing state in the U.S. in the 12-month period ending July 1, 2012. In 2010, the center of population of Florida was located between Fort Meade and Frostproof. The center of population has moved less than 5 miles (8 km) to the east and approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north between 1980 and 2010 and has been located in Polk County since the 1960 census. The population exceeded 19.7 million by December 2014, surpassing the population of the state of New York for the first time.

qas: question: How severe are Florida disenfranchisement laws 
answers: text: Florida is among the three states with the most severe felony disenfranchisement laws.

question: What doe s the law require for criminals 
answers: text: felons to have completed sentencing, parole and/or probation, and then seven years later, to apply individually for restoration of voting privileges

question: Who does this law effect most 
answers: text: this law has disproportionate effects for minorities

question: How does it effect elections 
answers: text: one in ten Floridians – and nearly one in four African-American Floridians – are shut out of the polls because of felony convictions

question: What criminals are forced to have incomplete sentencing?

question: Felons have to wait eight years to restore which privilege?

question: How many Mexicans are shut out of the polls?

question: What type of conviction still allows people to vote?
context: Florida is among the three states with the most severe felony disenfranchisement laws. Florida requires felons to have completed sentencing, parole and/or probation, and then seven years later, to apply individually for restoration of voting privileges. As in other aspects of the criminal justice system, this law has disproportionate effects for minorities. As a result, according to Brent Staples, based on data from The Sentencing Project, the effect of Florida's law is such that in 2014 "[m]ore than one in ten Floridians – and nearly one in four African-American Floridians – are shut out of the polls because of felony convictions."

qas: question: What percentage of the population considers themselves American 
answers: text: 6.9% of the population (1,269,765) considered themselves to be of only American ancestry

question: In the 1980 census the largest ancestry group in Florida was 
answers: text: largest ancestry group reported in Florida was English with 2,232,514 Floridians claiming that they were of English or mostly English American ancestry

question: How far back did some of the Ancestry go 
answers: text: back to the original thirteen colonies.

question: What percent of the population considered themselves not American?

question: French was the largest ancestry in Florida in what year?

question: How many Floridians claimed they're of Spanish descent?

question: Why do people choose not to identify as American ancestry?
context: In 2010, 6.9% of the population (1,269,765) considered themselves to be of only American ancestry (regardless of race or ethnicity). Many of these were of English or Scotch-Irish descent; however, their families have lived in the state for so long, that they choose to identify as having "American" ancestry or do not know their ancestry. In the 1980 United States census the largest ancestry group reported in Florida was English with 2,232,514 Floridians claiming that they were of English or mostly English American ancestry. Some of their ancestry went back to the original thirteen colonies.

qas: question: As of 2010 what percentage of Florida was white / non Hispanic 
answers: text: those of (non-Hispanic white) European ancestry accounted for 57.9% of Florida's population

question: What percentage of florida was white Non Hispanic in 1970 
answers: text: In 1970, non-Hispanic whites were nearly 80% of Florida's population

question: What do many white long term floridian families identify with 
answers: text: long-time Florida families, may refer to themselves as "Florida crackers

question: Most  white  Florida Immigrants descend from 
answers: text: mainly from English and Scots-Irish settlers, as well as some other British American settlers

question: What do short term Florida families call themselves?

question: How many non hispanic whites were in Florida in 1960?

question: What do non-native Floridians call themselves?

question: French settlers made up most of what region of the US?

question: How many people of Irish ancestry were in Florida in 2009?
context: As of 2010, those of (non-Hispanic white) European ancestry accounted for 57.9% of Florida's population. Out of the 57.9%, the largest groups were 12.0% German (2,212,391), 10.7% Irish (1,979,058), 8.8% English (1,629,832), 6.6% Italian (1,215,242), 2.8% Polish (511,229), and 2.7% French (504,641). White Americans of all European backgrounds are present in all areas of the state. In 1970, non-Hispanic whites were nearly 80% of Florida's population. Those of English and Irish ancestry are present in large numbers in all the urban/suburban areas across the state. Some native white Floridians, especially those who have descended from long-time Florida families, may refer to themselves as "Florida crackers"; others see the term as a derogatory one. Like whites in most of the other Southern states, they descend mainly from English and Scots-Irish settlers, as well as some other British American settlers.

qas: question: What percentage of the Florida population in 2010 was Hispanic 
answers: text: Hispanic or Latino ancestry ancestry accounted for 22.5% (4,223,806) of Florida's population

question: What Origin makes up most of the Hispanics in Florida 
answers: text: Out of the 22.5%, the largest groups were 6.5% (1,213,438) Cuban

question: What percentage of Cuban Americans live in Florida 
answers: text: Nearly 80% of Cuban Americans live in Florida, especially South Florida

question: What is percentage of Puerto Ricans in Florida 
answers: text: the second largest Puerto Rican population after New York, as well as the fastest-growing in the nation

question: What origin makes up the smallest population of hispanics in florida?

question: What area is the third largest Puerto Rican population in the US?

question: What percentage of the Florida population in 2001 was Hispanic?

question: What percentage of the Florida population in 2001 was Cuban?

question: What percentage of the Florida population in 2001 was Colombian?
context: As of 2010, those of Hispanic or Latino ancestry ancestry accounted for 22.5% (4,223,806) of Florida's population. Out of the 22.5%, the largest groups were 6.5% (1,213,438) Cuban, 4.5% (847,550) Puerto Rican, 3.3% (629,718) Mexican, and 1.6% (300,414) Colombian. Florida's Hispanic population includes large communities of Cuban Americans in Miami and Tampa, Puerto Ricans in Orlando and Tampa, and Mexican/Central American migrant workers. The Hispanic community continues to grow more affluent and mobile. As of 2011, 57.0% of Florida's children under the age of 1 belonged to minority groups. Florida has a large and diverse Hispanic population, with Cubans and Puerto Ricans being the largest groups in the state. Nearly 80% of Cuban Americans live in Florida, especially South Florida where there is a long-standing and affluent Cuban community. Florida has the second largest Puerto Rican population after New York, as well as the fastest-growing in the nation. Puerto Ricans are more widespread throughout the state, though the heaviest concentrations are in the Orlando area of Central Florida.

qas: question: What percentage of Florida was African american in 2010 
answers: text: As of 2010, those of African ancestry accounted for 16.0% of Florida's population

question: what percentage of florida was black in the early 1900's 
answers: text: During the early 1900s, black people made up nearly half of the state's population

question: What did many black migrate from florida 
answers: text: response to segregation, disfranchisement and agricultural depression, many African Americans migrated from Florida to northern cities

question: Where does the African population in florida have ancestry roots 
answers: text: African slaves brought to the US south, there are also large numbers of blacks of West Indian, recent African, and Afro-Latino immigrant origins

question: What percentage of Florida was African American in 2001?

question: What percentage of Florida was black in the late 1900s?

question: In 1960 the population of African Americans increased by what percent? 

question: What percentage of Jamaicans were in Florida in 2001?

question: Southern and Eastern Florida have the highest population of what race?
context: As of 2010, those of African ancestry accounted for 16.0% of Florida's population, which includes African Americans. Out of the 16.0%, 4.0% (741,879) were West Indian or Afro-Caribbean American. During the early 1900s, black people made up nearly half of the state's population. In response to segregation, disfranchisement and agricultural depression, many African Americans migrated from Florida to northern cities in the Great Migration, in waves from 1910 to 1940, and again starting in the later 1940s. They moved for jobs, better education for their children and the chance to vote and participate in society. By 1960 the proportion of African Americans in the state had declined to 18%. Conversely large numbers of northern whites moved to the state.[citation needed] Today, large concentrations of black residents can be found in northern and central Florida. Aside from blacks descended from African slaves brought to the US south, there are also large numbers of blacks of West Indian, recent African, and Afro-Latino immigrant origins, especially in the Miami/South Florida area. In 2010, Florida had the highest percentage of West Indians in the United States, with 2.0% (378,926) from Haitian ancestry, and 1.3% (236,950) Jamaican. All other (non-Hispanic) Caribbean nations were well below 0.1% of Florida residents.

qas: question: Voter demographics of florida in the 1950's 
answers: text: 1952 to 1964, most voters were registered Democrats, but the state voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election except for 1964

question: what did the voting rights act provide for 
answers: text: Voting Rights Act of 1965, providing for oversight of state practices and enforcement of constitutional voting rights for African Americans and other minorities

question: what president signed the voting right act 
answers: text: President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965

question: What were voter demographics in the 1940s? 

question: What president rejected the voting rights act of 1965?

question: What act was signed in 1967?

question: What act made it illegal for minorities to vote? 
context: From 1952 to 1964, most voters were registered Democrats, but the state voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election except for 1964. The following year, Congress passed and President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, providing for oversight of state practices and enforcement of constitutional voting rights for African Americans and other minorities in order to prevent the discrimination and disenfranchisement that had excluded most of them for decades from the political process.

qas: question: What party dominated florida politics from 1930 to 1960 
answers: text: 1930s through much of the 1960s, Florida was essentially a one-party state dominated by white conservative Democrats

question: Does Florida benefit from taxes
answers: text: Florida residents have received more federal monies than they pay in taxes: the state is a net beneficiary

question: What party political party dominates Florida now 
answers: text: Since the 1970s, the conservative white majority of voters in the state has largely shifted from the Democratic to the Republican Party

question: How does Florida vote in presidential elections 
answers: text: continued to support Republican presidential candidates through the 20th century, except in 1976 and 1996, when the Democratic nominee was from the South

question: What do these candidates that Florida supports pledge  
answers: text: the luxury of voting for presidential candidates who pledge to cut taxes and halt the expansion of government

question: What party dominated Florida before 1930?

question: What party dominated Florida after 1960?

question: The voters shifted from Republican to Democrat in what era?

question: 1976 and 1996 had candidates from the North which were supported by what party?
context: From the 1930s through much of the 1960s, Florida was essentially a one-party state dominated by white conservative Democrats, who together with other Democrats of the Solid South, exercised considerable control in Congress. They gained federal money from national programs; like other southern states, Florida residents have received more federal monies than they pay in taxes: the state is a net beneficiary. Since the 1970s, the conservative white majority of voters in the state has largely shifted from the Democratic to the Republican Party. It has continued to support Republican presidential candidates through the 20th century, except in 1976 and 1996, when the Democratic nominee was from the South. They have had "the luxury of voting for presidential candidates who pledge to cut taxes and halt the expansion of government while knowing that their congressional delegations will continue to protect federal spending."

qas: question: The first post- reconstruction era republican elected to florida 
answers: text: William C. Cramer in 1954 from Pinellas County

question: What is Cramer credited for 
answers: text: Cramer built a different Republican Party in Florida, attracting local white conservatives and transplants from northern and midwestern states

question: Who was Claude R Kirk 
answers: text: 966 Claude R. Kirk, Jr. was elected as the first post-Reconstruction Republican governor, in an upset election

question: Who was Edward j Gurney 
answers: text: 968 Edward J. Gurney, also a white conservative, was elected as the state's first post-reconstruction Republican US Senator

question: What did the Democrat party do in the 1970
answers: text: 1970 Democrats took the governorship and the open US Senate seat, and maintained dominance for years

question: Who was the first pre-reconstruction era republican elected?

question: Who was the mid-reconstruction era republican elected?

question: Who was elected in 1967?

question: Who took the seat in 1972?
context: The first post-Reconstruction era Republican elected to Congress from Florida was William C. Cramer in 1954 from Pinellas County on the Gulf Coast, where demographic changes were underway. In this period, African Americans were still disenfranchised by the state's constitution and discriminatory practices; in the 19th century they had made up most of the Republican Party. Cramer built a different Republican Party in Florida, attracting local white conservatives and transplants from northern and midwestern states. In 1966 Claude R. Kirk, Jr. was elected as the first post-Reconstruction Republican governor, in an upset election. In 1968 Edward J. Gurney, also a white conservative, was elected as the state's first post-reconstruction Republican US Senator. In 1970 Democrats took the governorship and the open US Senate seat, and maintained dominance for years.

qas: question: What did democrat voters do in 1998 
answers: text: In 1998, Democratic voters dominated areas of the state with a high percentage of racial minorities and transplanted white liberals

question: What are snowbirds 
answers: text: white liberals from the northeastern United States, known colloquially as "snowbirds

question: What party dominates South Florida and Miami 
answers: text: racial minorities and white liberals. Because of this, the area has consistently voted as one of the most Democratic areas of the state

question: which party dominates most of the rest of florida 
answers: text: Republicans, made up mostly of white conservatives, have dominated throughout much of the rest of Florida

question: What did democrat voters do in 1999?

question:  What are sunbirds? 

question:  What party dominates Northern Florida?

question: What race in Orlando favored the republicans?

question: White democrats make up what part of florida? 
context: In 1998, Democratic voters dominated areas of the state with a high percentage of racial minorities and transplanted white liberals from the northeastern United States, known colloquially as "snowbirds". South Florida and the Miami metropolitan area are dominated by both racial minorities and white liberals. Because of this, the area has consistently voted as one of the most Democratic areas of the state. The Daytona Beach area is similar demographically and the city of Orlando has a large Hispanic population, which has often favored Democrats. Republicans, made up mostly of white conservatives, have dominated throughout much of the rest of Florida, particularly in the more rural and suburban areas. This is characteristic of its voter base throughout the Deep South.

qas: question: What is the make up politically of florida's fastest growing area 
answers: text: Daytona Beach, Orlando, and Tampa/St. Petersburg, has had a fairly even breakdown of Republican and Democratic voters

question: The area is viewed as what politically
answers: text: The area is often seen as a merging point of the conservative northern portion of the state and the liberal southern portion

question: The vote in this area since the late 20th century decides what 
answers: text: the voting results in this area, containing 40% of Florida voters, has often determined who will win the state of Florida in presidential elections

question: What is the slowest growing corridor? 

question: What does the I-5 corridor run through? 

question: What party dominates I-4 corridor?

question: What breakdown is fairly uneven?

question: What has happened since the late 19th century?
context: The fast-growing I-4 corridor area, which runs through Central Florida and connects the cities of Daytona Beach, Orlando, and Tampa/St. Petersburg, has had a fairly even breakdown of Republican and Democratic voters. The area is often seen as a merging point of the conservative northern portion of the state and the liberal southern portion, making it the biggest swing area in the state. Since the late 20th century, the voting results in this area, containing 40% of Florida voters, has often determined who will win the state of Florida in presidential elections.

qas: question: What has reappointment done to florida 
answers: text: Reapportionment following the 2010 United States Census gave the state two more seats in the House of Representatives

question: What was challenged in 2012 
answers: text: The legislature's redistricting, announced in 2012, was quickly challenged in court, on the grounds that it had unfairly benefited Republican interests

question: How did the Florida supreme court rule on the challenge 
answers: text: Florida Supreme Court ruled on appeal that the congressional districts had to be redrawn because of the legislature's violation of the Fair District Amendments

question: What hapend to the Florida congressional map in 2015 
answers: text: it accepted a new map in early December 2015.

question: What gave three more seats to the house of representatives in 2010?

question: What wasn't challenged in 2012?

question: What was challenged in 2013?

question: What happened in 2008?

question: When was the new map rejected?
context: Reapportionment following the 2010 United States Census gave the state two more seats in the House of Representatives. The legislature's redistricting, announced in 2012, was quickly challenged in court, on the grounds that it had unfairly benefited Republican interests. In 2015, the Florida Supreme Court ruled on appeal that the congressional districts had to be redrawn because of the legislature's violation of the Fair District Amendments to the state constitution passed in 2010; it accepted a new map in early December 2015.

qas: question: What hapend in the 2000 election 
answers: text: Out of more than 5.8 million votes for the two main contenders Bush and Al Gore, around 500 votes separated the two candidates

question: How severe is Florida's Disenfranchisement law 
answers: text: Florida's felony disenfranchisement law is more severe than most European nations or other American states

question: What did this mean in the 2000 election 
answers: text: if the state’s 827,000 disenfranchised felons had voted at the same rate as other Floridians, Democratic candidate Al Gore would have won Florida

question: What happened in 2004?

question: 800 votes separated which candidates?

question: How many votes did Al Gore win by?

question: Who didn't vote in 2004?

question: How many felons voted in 2004?
context: In the closely contested 2000 election, the state played a pivotal role. Out of more than 5.8 million votes for the two main contenders Bush and Al Gore, around 500 votes separated the two candidates for the all-decisive Florida electoral votes that landed Bush the election win. Florida's felony disenfranchisement law is more severe than most European nations or other American states. A 2002 study in the American Sociological Review concluded that "if the state’s 827,000 disenfranchised felons had voted at the same rate as other Floridians, Democratic candidate Al Gore would have won Florida—and the presidency—by more than 80,000 votes."

qas: question: Why did the 2 districts have to be redrawn in 2014 
answers: text: that at least two districts had to be redrawn because of gerrymandering

question: How many were ruled to be redrawn in 2015 
answers: text: lawmakers had followed an illegal and unconstitutional process overly influenced by party operatives, and ruled that at least eight districts had to be redrawn

question: What was the court vote on the new congressional map in 2015
answers: text: a 5-2 majority of the Court accepted a new map of congressional districts

question: Are there any more changes coming to the map 
answers: text: There are likely to be additional challenges to the map and districts.

question: Why did the 2 districts have to be redrawn in 2016?

question: What wasn't appealed in 2015?

question: What happened on December 1 2015?

question: How many votes did the new maps lose by? 

question: As of what date, the congressional maps are permanent?
context: The court ruled in 2014, after lengthy testimony, that at least two districts had to be redrawn because of gerrymandering. After this was appealed, in July 2015 the Florida Supreme Court ruled that lawmakers had followed an illegal and unconstitutional process overly influenced by party operatives, and ruled that at least eight districts had to be redrawn. On December 2, 2015, a 5-2 majority of the Court accepted a new map of congressional districts, some of which was drawn by challengers. Their ruling affirmed the map previously approved by Leon County Judge Terry Lewis, who had overseen the original trial. It particularly makes changes in South Florida. There are likely to be additional challenges to the map and districts.

qas: question: What was Florida's GDP in 2010
answers: text: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Florida in 2010 was $748 billion

question: Where does Florida's GDP rank 
answers: text: Its GDP is the fourth largest economy in the United States

question: What are some major contributors to states output 
answers: text: were general services, financial services, trade, transportation and public utilities, manufacturing and construction respectively

question: What was Florida named in 2011
answers: text: Chief Executive Magazine name Florida the third "Best State for Business" in 2011

question: What was Florida's GDP in 2001?

question: What is the third largest economy in the US?

question: What is the second largest economy in the US?

question: What is the largest economy in the US?

question: What is the third smallest economy in the US?
context: The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Florida in 2010 was $748 billion. Its GDP is the fourth largest economy in the United States. In 2010, it became the fourth largest exporter of trade goods. The major contributors to the state's gross output in 2007 were general services, financial services, trade, transportation and public utilities, manufacturing and construction respectively. In 2010–11, the state budget was $70.5 billion, having reached a high of $73.8 billion in 2006–07. Chief Executive Magazine name Florida the third "Best State for Business" in 2011.

qas: question: What was the mortgage delinquency rate in 2008 
answers: text: Florida had the highest mortgage delinquency rate in the country, with 7.8% of mortgages delinquent at least 60 days

question: How many vacant homes in Florida in 2009 
answers: text: 300,000 vacant homes in 2009

question: What percentage of  personal income was spent of Housing in florida  
answers: text: Floridians spent an average 49.1% of personal income on housing-related costs

question: Where did housing spending ranking nationally 
answers: text: the third highest percentage in the country

question: What was the mortgage delinquency rate in 2006?

question: What was the rate of delinquency of at least 90 days?

question: How many vacant homes were there in 2008?

question: What percentage of personal income was spent on housing costs in 2008?

question: What state was the fourth highest percentage of housing related costs in the country? 
context: At the end of the third quarter in 2008, Florida had the highest mortgage delinquency rate in the country, with 7.8% of mortgages delinquent at least 60 days. A 2009 list of national housing markets that were hard hit in the real estate crash included a disproportionate number in Florida. The early 21st-century building boom left Florida with 300,000 vacant homes in 2009, according to state figures. In 2009, the US Census Bureau estimated that Floridians spent an average 49.1% of personal income on housing-related costs, the third highest percentage in the country.

qas: question: What did Hurricane Andrew cause Florida to do 
answers: text: the state of Florida began investing in economic development through the Office of Trade

question: What did Govenor Bush Realize
answers: text: that watershed events such as Andrew negatively impacted Florida's backbone industry of tourism severely

question: What industry was targeted 
answers: text: Medical/Bio-Sciences

question: Who chose to expand their corporation in Florida 
answers: text: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) announced it had chosen Florida for its newest expansion

question: What hurricane hit in 1991?

question: What did Florida stop doing after Andrew?

question: What did Jeb Bush fail to realize? 

question: Who chose against expanding their corporation in Florida?

question: Who announced plans to establish a major science center in 2001?
context: After the watershed events of Hurricane Andrew in 1992, the state of Florida began investing in economic development through the Office of Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development. Governor Jeb Bush realized that watershed events such as Andrew negatively impacted Florida's backbone industry of tourism severely. The office was directed to target Medical/Bio-Sciences among others. Three years later, The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) announced it had chosen Florida for its newest expansion. In 2003, TSRI announced plans to establish a major science center in Palm Beach, a 364,000 square feet (33,800 m2) facility on 100 acres (40 ha), which TSRI planned to occupy in 2006.

qas: question: What architectural styles are in Florida 
answers: text: architectural styles including Spanish revival, Florida vernacular, and Mediterranean Revival Style

question: What does Florida have the largest collection of 
answers: text: the largest collection of Art Deco and Streamline Moderne buildings in both the United States and the entire world, most of which are located in the Miami

question: When did the art deco area of Miami boom 
answers: text: Miami Beach's Art Deco District, constructed as the city was becoming a resort destination

question: What other Unique Architecture started in Miami after world war 2 
answers: text: Miami Modern, which can be seen in areas such as Miami's MiMo Historic District.

question: What architectural styles are not in Florida?

question:  What does Florida have the smallest collection of?

question:  When did the art deco area of Miami die?

question:  What other unique architecture ended in Miami after WWII?

question: What type of buildings are not found in the Miami Metropolitan area?
context: Some sections of the state feature architectural styles including Spanish revival, Florida vernacular, and Mediterranean Revival Style. It has the largest collection of Art Deco and Streamline Moderne buildings in both the United States and the entire world, most of which are located in the Miami metropolitan area, especially Miami Beach's Art Deco District, constructed as the city was becoming a resort destination. A unique architectural design found only in Florida is the post-World War II Miami Modern, which can be seen in areas such as Miami's MiMo Historic District.

qas: question: What train line connects florida to the North 
answers: text: Amtrak, operating numerous lines throughout, connecting the state's largest cities to points north in the United States and Canada

question: Where does the Auto train originate 
answers: text: Auto Train, which originates at Lorton, Virginia, south of Washington, D.C

question: Who does sunset limited service 
answers: text: Sunset Limited, which travels across the southern United States via New Orleans, Houston, and San Antonio to its western terminus of Los Angeles

question: Two othe ramtrak trains that serve Florida 
answers: text: Amtrak trains (the Silver Star and the Silver Meteor), which operate between New York City and Miami

question: What train line connects florida to the south? 

question: Where does the Auto train end?

question: What service started in 2005?

question: What was the busiest Amtrak train station in 2010?

question: What was the least busy Amtrak station in 2011?
context: Florida is served by Amtrak, operating numerous lines throughout, connecting the state's largest cities to points north in the United States and Canada. The busiest Amtrak train stations in Florida in 2011 were: Sanford (259,944), Orlando (179,142), Tampa Union Station (140,785), Miami (94,556), and Jacksonville (74,733). Sanford, in Greater Orlando, is the southern terminus of the Auto Train, which originates at Lorton, Virginia, south of Washington, D.C.. Until 2005, Orlando was also the eastern terminus of the Sunset Limited, which travels across the southern United States via New Orleans, Houston, and San Antonio to its western terminus of Los Angeles. Florida is served by two additional Amtrak trains (the Silver Star and the Silver Meteor), which operate between New York City and Miami. Miami Central Station, the city's rapid transit, commuter rail, intercity rail, and bus hub, is under construction.

qas: question: What is headquartered in Daytona 
answers: text: NASCAR (headquartered in Daytona Beach) begins all three of its major auto racing series in Florida at Daytona International Speedway in February

question: Name another race in florida 
answers: text: Daytona also has the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race weekend around Independence Day in July

question: What is the 24 hours of Daytona 
answers: text: The 24 Hours of Daytona is one of the world's most prestigious endurance auto races

question: What does St Pete feature for a race 
answers: text: The Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

question:  What car related sport is headquartered outside of Daytona

question: What other race takes place outside of Daytona?

question:  What is the 48 hours of Daytona

question: What locations do not hold Indy car races?

question: What series ends in March? 
context: NASCAR (headquartered in Daytona Beach) begins all three of its major auto racing series in Florida at Daytona International Speedway in February, featuring the Daytona 500, and ends all three Series in November at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Daytona also has the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race weekend around Independence Day in July. The 24 Hours of Daytona is one of the world's most prestigious endurance auto races. The Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and Grand Prix of Miami have held IndyCar races as well.