Adams-Onis
Spain.
Monroe was the president when Spain ceded Florida to the US.
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Spain ceded Florida to the United States as a result of the US occupation there.
Kims dick
The United States acquired Florida in 1819 from Spain. Spain signed the Adam Onis treaty which ceded Florida to the US and defined new territorial boundaries with Spain.
doodo head
Spain ceded Florida to the US and gave up any claims to lands north of California.
Spain ceded Florida to the US and gave up any claims to lands north of California.
Florida was ceded to the US by Spain in 1819. It was not really bought, but the US government paid 5 million dollars to US citizens who had claims against Spain that were connected to the lack of government in Florida.
Spain ceded Florida to the US in 1819 when James Monroe was President. I am not aware that James Madison had anything to do with the transfer.
It was ceded by Spain to the US in the Treaty of Paris which ended the Spanish American War.