Complete an 8-page report with a Strong Thesis statement on the history of St. Augustine.

The oldest European settlement in the U.S., St. Augustine was discovered in 1565 - 42 years before the Jamestown colony in Virginia and 55 years before the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts.

Its name comes from the day it was discovered, August 28, the feast of St. Augustine.

Please answer the following questions

· Why did previous attempts to settle Florida end disastrously?

· St. Augustine's primary purpose; to thwart the French?

· Why were slaves encourage to flee there?

· America's first black town

Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose

Fort Mose'

· Refuge city for loyalists during the Revolutionary War

· St. Augustine's fort served as a prison for captured Native Americans.

· The city was a key location in the civil-rights movement.

Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length of 8 pages.