And on the other side of the state, a few years later, the &quot;Republic of the Floridas&quot; started on Amelia Island - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Gregor_MacGregor#Florida_republic.3B_Amelia_Island_affair" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Gregor_MacGregor#Florida_repub...</a> .