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Acquisition of land for the right of way for a possible southern route for the Transcontinental Railroad.

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What right did Americans gain in the pinckney treaty?

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.


Why did the unites states make the Gadsden purchase in 1853?

to gain land for a railroad across the continent.


Why did the imperialists support the Spanish American war?

To gain more territory for the United States


Who did the United states sign a treaty with to gain Florida?

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.


What country did the us gain Florida from?

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.


What land did the US gain in Treaty of Paris?

The United States now reached north to the British Canada, West to the Mississippi river, and south to Spanish Florida.


What event was happen when the united states gain Puerto Rico Guam and the Philippines?

The signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1898 officially ending the Spanish American War.


What country did the Adams onis treaty seem to favor in?

The Adams-Onís Treaty, signed in 1819 between the United States and Spain, seemed to favor the United States. The treaty resulted in Spain ceding Florida to the U.S. and defined the boundary between U.S. territories and New Spain (now Mexico). This expansion of U.S. territory was a significant gain for the United States, enhancing its influence in North America while resolving ongoing border disputes.


What time did America get its independence?

The United States did not gain total independence from England until the American Revolutionary War was over, and the Treaty of Paris was adopted and signed. The delegates that represented the United States to work on the treaty included John Jay, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Henry Laurens, and William Temple Franklin. Richard Oswald, a wealthy merchant, represented the British Government. Meeting in Paris, France, the men began their work in April of 1872. The United States Senate passed the Treaty of Paris on April 15, 1783, and the treaty was signed on September 3, 1783. The Treaty of Paris recognized the independence of the United States as a new nation.


How did the US gain land?

Tracts like the Louisiana Purchase, Alaska and the Gadsden were negotiated, Texas was annexed and Alta California and Nuevo Mexico became US properties in postwar Treaty negotiations.


How did the US obtain the Gadsden Purchase?

The Gadsden Purchase was obtained by negotiating with Mexican ruler President Santa Anna. For a price of $10 million, James Gadsden, headed the negotiations. After the US Senate gave its approval, US President Franklin Pierce signed the purchase agreement on June 24, 1853. The purchase was intended to be necessary for the construction of a transcontinental railway from New Orleans to the West coast.