USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THOMAS JEFFERSON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which allowed the United States to take possession of Florida?
A
the Adams-Onís Treaty
B
the Monroe Doctrine
C
McCullough v. Maryland
D
Gibbons v. Ogden
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Adams used the Jackson’s military action to present Spain with a demand to either control the inhabitants of East Florida or cede it to the United States. Minister Onís and Secretary Adams reached an agreement whereby Spain ceded East Florida to the United States and renounced all claim to West Florida.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

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: -What is the Adams-Onis Treaty? It was a treaty between the US and Spain in 1819 that ceded Florida to the US and defined the boundary between the US and Spanish Mexico. It settled a standing border dispute between the two countries and was considered a triumph of American diplomacy.

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