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The Florida territory was important to both Spain and the US because of its relative closeness to Cuba and Central America. Spain needed the easy access that Florida provided to Central America and the US did not want Another Country on its southern coast.
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How did the U.S acquire the territory of Florida?
The US acquired the territory of Florida from Spain ceding it to the US.
What territory did the US acquire from Spain in 1819?
Florida
What treaty ceded the florida territory to the US from spain?
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What event prompted Spain to negotiate the sale of Florida to the US?
Native Americans raided US territory and then retreated into Florida. The US subsequently invaded and basically forced Spain to sell.
What US states are made from land purchased from Spain?
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.
Whose campaign in Florida motivated Spain to sell that territory to the us?
Andrew Jackson
What territory did Spain give up to the US after an invasion by Andrew Jackson?
That territory was Florida, which the Spanish were apparently unable to control.
What gave up its claim to the Oregon Territory in the same treaty in which it gave Florida to the US?
spain
Why is Spain important to us?
i think spain is important to us because when we signed thr treaty with spain saying we wouldnt settle in texas they alowed us to have florida.so just as the fact they let us own florida for us to have florida and not settle in texas thats really important because we dont settle in texas anymore we still can in florida.thats why spain is kinda important to us
Which regions did both the US and Spain claimed in 1783?
The US and Spain claimed two very different areas at the same time! The Mississippi territory and Florida are the two big chunks claimed.
How did the US gain the land of 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.
Which general was important in Spain ceding Florida to the US?
andrew jackson
