Florida: Polity Style: 1822-1845

30 Mar 1822	East Florida and West Florida constitute a territory of the United States under the name of the Territory of Florida 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; Senate concurs in the amendments on 27 Mar 1822), signed into law on 30 Mar 1822 (Statutes at Large, 3:654-659) [1]
20 Jun 1822	the territorial government of Florida is effectively established upon the arrival of the Governor to the seat of government, Pensacola, on 20 Jun 1822 (The Floridian, No. 43, 22 Jun 1822, p. 3; Territorial Papers, 22:475)
20 Jun 1822 - 3 Mar 1845	Territory of Florida
11 Jan 1839	the Constitution or Form of Government for the People of Florida is adopted and signed by the delegates at a session of the Convention held at St. Joseph on 11 Jan 1839, pending ratification by the people of Florida, approval by the Congress of the United States, and admission of Florida into the Union (Florida Constitutional Convention 1838-1839, pp. 117-118, Appendix, pp. 1-20)
31 Oct 1839	the Constitution or Form of Government for the People of Florida is ratified by the people of Florida at an election held on 6 May 1839, the results of which were certified by proclamation issued by the President of the Convention on 31 Oct 1839 (Florida Herald, No. 22, 31 Oct 1839, p. 2) [2][3]
3 Mar 1845	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) [4]

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 election of the Governor and members of the General Assembly of the State of Florida was made contingent upon the approval of the Constitution by Congress and the admission of Florida into the Union.
Full title: An Act for the admission of the States of Iowa and Florida into the Union. Congress did not vote separately on approval of the Constitution, but made the customary acknowledgment in the Act's preamble that it was republican in form, thereby fulfilling the constitutional requirement for such "approval."