Florida was purchased from Spain.
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In 1819, the US purchased Florida from Spain for $5 million.
The US did not purchase any foreign lands in 1877. In 1819, the US purchased Florida from Spain for $5 million.
FLORIDA is the only US state made completely from territory purchased from Spain, but parts of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana come from the same chunk of land that the US purchased from Spain when the US purchased Florida.
Florida was purchased from Spain in 1819. It was negotiated by John Quincy Adams would was Secretary of State at the time.
The Florida Cession, also known as the Adams-Onís Treaty, was purchased from Spain in 1819 for $5 million. Negotiated by U.S. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, the treaty resolved territorial disputes between the U.S. and Spain and ceded Florida to the United States. In return, the U.S. agreed to assume $5 million in claims by American citizens against Spain, solidifying American control over Florida and establishing boundaries for westward expansion. The treaty was ratified in 1821, officially transferring Florida to the U.S.
Spain sold Florida for $5 million, known as the Adams-Onis Treaty.
John Quincy Adams the U.S. Secretary of State signed the treaty that signaled the purchase of the Florida territory.
We got Florida from Spain in 1819 with the Adam-Onis Treaty with 5 million dollars.
The US purchased it from Spain for $20 million.
$5 million