The United States acquired the territory of Florida when Spain ceded the land through the Florida Purchase Treaty. The treaty was signed by U. S. Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams and Spanish Minister, Do Luis de Onis, in 1819.
Spain ceded Florida to the United States in the 1819 Adams-Onis Treaty for $5 million.
the US gained Florida territory by threatening to police the territory so the Spanish gave it to them.
It was a cash purchase from Spain.
more land
The United States gained Florida from Spain through the Adams-OnΓs Treaty in 1819. The treaty was negotiated by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams.
to gain the land of Canada
The US.
Florida was added to the US as a result of this treaty. Spain also dropped claims on Oregon but kept California and Texas.
to gain the land of Canada
1819 was when it happend :P
No. Spain sold Florida to the US many years earlier.
the us gained land
to gain the land of Canada
The United States now reached north to the British Canada, West to the Mississippi river, and south to Spanish Florida.
to gain power and wealth