My Summery of The Purchase of Florida
The United States acquired Florida through the treaty that was signed between the Spanish minister Do Luis de Onis and the US Secretary of State John Quincy Adams in 1819. At the same time, the United States recognized Spanish sovereignty over Texas
Key Points
- Treaty between US and Spain
- signed Feb 1819
- also known as Adam-Onis treaty
- gave Florida to United States
- American settlers in West Florida rebelled
- Rebellion declared Independence from Spain
- Spanish government was extremely weakened by Napoleon's invasion of Spain
- Parts of West Florida were part of the Louisiana Purchase of 1803
- Adams used Jackson's military action demanded control of cede