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.
more land
to gain the land of Canada
The US.
Florida was added to the US as a result of this treaty. Spain also dropped claims on Oregon but kept California and Texas.
1819 was when it happend :P
to gain the land of Canada
No. Spain sold Florida to the US many years earlier.
The United States now reached north to the British Canada, West to the Mississippi river, and south to Spanish Florida.
the us gained land
to gain the land of Canada
No, Mexico never had Florida. The US goal was ownership of Alta California and Nuevo Mexico.
to gain power and wealth