JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
PRESIDENT JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
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Question
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Spain Gave The United States Florida and All Rights To The Oregon Territory.
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Spain Gave The United States Florida And All of It’s Rights To The State of Florida.
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Spain Gave The United States Oregon And All Of It’s Rights To The Florida Territory.
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Spain Gave The United States Nothing.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Minister Onís and Secretary Adams reached an agreement whereby Spain ceded East Florida to the United States and renounced all claim to West Florida. Spain received no compensation, but the United States agreed to assume liability for $5 million in damage done by American citizens who rebelled against Spain.
Detailed explanation-2: -Florida had become a burden to Spain, which could not afford to send settlers or garrisons, so the Spanish government decided to cede the territory to the United States in exchange for settling the boundary dispute along the Sabine River in Spanish Texas.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Adams-Onis Treaty was important because it gave the United States control over both Florida and Oregon. It also helped establish America as a legitimate colonial power.
Detailed explanation-4: -After months of negotiations, the Adams-Onís Treaty was signed on February 22, 1819. In the treaty Spain gave East and West Florida to the United States, and the United States agreed to assume claims by citizens of the United States against Spain.