The United States signed the Adams-Onís Treaty with Spain in 1819 to acquire Florida. The treaty, named after U.S. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams and Spanish Minister Luis de Onís, resolved territorial disputes and ceded Florida to the U.S. in exchange for the U.S. relinquishing claims to Texas and settling debts owed to Spanish citizens. The treaty was ratified in 1821, formally transferring control of Florida to the United States.
The United States gained Florida from Spain through the Adams-Onís Treaty in 1819. The treaty was negotiated by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams.
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The United States acquired Florida in 1819 from Spain. Spain signed the Adam Onis treaty which ceded Florida to the US and defined new territorial boundaries with Spain.
The United States now reached north to the British Canada, West to the Mississippi river, and south to Spanish 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.
In 1783, the Treaty of Paris ended the war and recognized the sovereignty of the United States over the territory bounded by what is now Canada to the north, Florida to the south, and the Mississippi River to the west.
Pinckney's Treaty of 1795 was between the United States and Spain. The treaty allowed Americans to travel freely along the Mississippi river. It also settled any boundary disputes between the United States and Spain.
Acquisition of land for the right of way for a possible southern route for the Transcontinental Railroad.
To gain more territory for the United States
Spain sold Florida for $5 million, known as the Adams-Onis Treaty.
The US State of Florida was purchased from Spain in 1819. It became the 27th State in 1845.
The signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1898 officially ending the Spanish American War.