USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Since the mid-19th century, the southern (east–west) boundary established by Pinckney’s Treaty has formed the state line between: Florida and Georgia. Florida and Alabama – between the Chattahoochee and Perdido Rivers.

Detailed explanation-2: -The treaty was an important diplomatic success for the United States. It resolved territorial disputes between the two countries and granted American ships the right to free navigation of the Mississippi River as well as duty-free transport through the port of New Orleans, then under Spanish control.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pinckney’s Treaty, also called Treaty of San Lorenzo, (Oct. 27, 1795), agreement between Spain and the United States, fixing the southern boundary of the United States at 31° N latitude and establishing commercial arrangements favourable to the United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -1796 Treaty Article Two of the “Treaty of Friendship, Limits, and Navigation Between Spain and The United States” set the boundary between the United States and the Spanish Foridas. It was signed on October 27, 1795, but not ratified until 1796.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: Spain feared the U.S. was growing closer to Britain, so they decided to settle the boundary dispute and give access to the Mississippi River and New Orleans to the U.S.