They conquered more territory.
spain
To gain a lot more territory and power, plus the resources of the territories in which they conquered.
The English speaking country on the edge of Japanese held territory and expansion during World War 2 was Australia. The US state of Hawaii was also near the edge of Japanese held territory in the Pacific Ocean.
The Philippines was part of Spain until the Spanish/American War, when America gained the Philippines as a territory, then in 1946 they became an independent nation
Spain closed the lower Mississippi River to American shipping in 1784.
The expansion of Spanish Empire led to Latin American wars of independence from Spain. It made territory much larger.
1902
Because of Charles Martel(The Hammer).
Purchase territory from Spain
Slavery. It established a parallel, North of which slavery was illegal.
Spain
The Louisiana territory was controlled by France from 1699 to 1762. France handed over the territory to Spain in 1762 and then again reacquired the territory in 1800. During their reign Spain had denied Americans access to New Orleans. Spain did not like American influence to increase in the territory. France at the time of reacquiring the territory had assured Spain that the territory would not be handed over to third party. Spain protested against Louisiana purchase which double the size of United States. Spain and USA later got into a dispute over the boundaries of the territory.
The US acquired the territory of Florida from Spain ceding it to the US.
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wich nation controlld florida?
Spain claimed the territory of Florida