USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -U.S. citizens were accorded free navigation of the Mississippi River through Spanish territory. The treaty granted Americans the privilege of tax-free deposit (temporary storage of goods) at New Orleans.

Detailed explanation-2: -1795-1798 Spain signs a three-year treaty granting Americans the right to freely navigate the Mississippi River and the right to deposit goods in the Port of New Orleans.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Treaty of San Lorenzo, also known as Pinckney’s Treaty, was an agreement signed on October 27, 1795 between the United States and Spain. It settled a dispute between the two nations over the boundary of Spanish Florida and granted navigation rights on the Mississippi River to Americans.

Detailed explanation-4: -In sum, the Treaty of San Lorenzo gave the US a favorable border with Florida (allowing the US access to the modern-day states of Mississippi and Alabama) and allowed Americans to use the Mississippi River and the Port of New Orleans.