James Monroe was the the president when this treaty was ratified. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams negotiated the treaty with the Spanish ambassador. The money was actually paid to Americans who had claims against the Spanish government. The treaty also ceded Texas to Spain.
Florida was purchased from Spain.
Florida
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.
Spain sold Florida for $5 million, known as the Adams-Onis Treaty.
We got Florida from Spain in 1819 with the Adam-Onis Treaty with 5 million dollars.
John Quincy Adams the U.S. Secretary of State signed the treaty that signaled the purchase of the Florida territory.
The US purchased it from Spain for $20 million.
$5 million
The US aquired the state of Florida from Spain in the US-Spain treat of 1819 which came into affect in 1821.