Florida: Polity Style: 1821-1845

22 Feb 1821	the territories, formerly possessed by the Spanish monarchy and known by the names of East Florida and West Florida. are ceded to the United States in accordance with a treaty signed by the plenipotentiaries of the United States and of the King of Spain on 22 Feb 1819 in Washington, D.C, effective upon the exchange of the ratifications on 22 Feb 1821 (Florida Session Laws, 1822, pp. i-x)
10 Jul 1821	the commissioner of the United States received possession of East Florida in accordance with a deed of transfer signed on 10 Jul 1821 at St. Augustine (Florida Session Laws, 1822, pp. xv-xvii)
17 Jul 1821	the commissioner of the United States received possession of West Florida in accordance with a deed of transfer signed on 17 Jul 1821 at Pensacola (Florida Session Laws, 1822, pp. xii-xiv)
17 Jul 1821	the jurisdiction of the United States over East and West Florida is established in accordance with a proclamation signed 17 Jul 1821 at Pensacola (Florida Session Laws, 1822, pp. xiv-xv)
30 Mar 1822	East and West Florida constituted a territory of the United States in accordance with an act passed by the Congress of the United States (Senate on 8 Mar 1822, House of Representatives on 27 Mar 1822 with amendments, amendments concurred in by the Senate on 27 Mar 1822), signed into law on 30 Mar 1822 (Florida Session Laws, 1822, pp. xxxi-xxxvii; Statutes at Large, 3:654-659) [1]
30 Mar 1822 - 3 Mar 1845	Territory of Florida
31 Oct 1839	the Constitution or Form of Government for the People of Florida is adopted and signed by the delegates of the Constitutional Convention held at St. Joseph on 11 Jan 1839 and ratified by a popular vote on 6 May 1839, the results of the vote are certified by the proclamation of the President of the Convention issued on 31 Oct 1839 (Florida Constitutional Convention 1838-1839, pp. 117-118, Appendix, pp. 1-20; Florida Herald, No. 22, 31 Oct 1839, p. 2) [2]
3 Mar 1845	the Constitution is approved and Florida is admitted to the United States in accordance with an act passed by the Congress of the United States (House of Representatives on 13 Feb 1845, Senate on 1 Mar 1845), signed into law on 3 Mar 1845 (Statutes at Large, 5:742-743) [3]

Full title: An Act for the establishment of a territorial government in Florida.
The proclamation was dated "thirty first day of October" and was printed in Florida Herald, No. 22, 31 Oct 1839. It was also reprinted in the same newspaper on 14 Nov 1839 and 21 Nov 1839. A copy of this proclamation appearing in Florida Senate Journal, 1845, p. 49, and Florida House Journal, 1845, p. 41, is misdated ("twenty first day of October"). The Constitution did not come into operation until the admission of Florida to the United States on 3 Mar 1845.
Full title: An Act for the admission of the States of Iowa and Florida into the Union.