The US bought the state of Florida from the Spanish.
In the year 1819, the US gained the territory known then as Spanish Florida. It was acquired after John Quincy Adams and Spanish minister Do Luis de Onis agreed to the deal and signed the Florida Purchase Treaty.
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Guam remains a US Territory acquired in the Spanish American War.
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.
The US acquired Florida by the Adams-Onís treaty of 1819, paying Spain $5 million, and renouncing any claims the US had on Texas as a result of the Louisiana Purchase.
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Yes, Florida used to be one of Spain's colonies, but it was acquired by the US in 1819.
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it acquired Florida.
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.
The only land that the United States acquired from Spain directly, by purchase, was Florida, and some land in the modern day states of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. This was the result of the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819. The United States gained Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines as a result of the Spanish-American War.