USA HISTORY

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.

Detailed explanation-2: -These claims were based on La Salle’s failed attempt to colonize Texas in the 1680s. The Adams-Onís Treaty put those claims to rest, ceding Texas to Spain. However, many Americans did not agree with the treaty. Some U.S. citizens argued the border should be at the Rio Grande.

Detailed explanation-3: -James Monroe was the president of the United States during the signing of the Adams-Onis Treaty. James Monroe served as the president of the United States from March 4, 1817 to March 4, 1825. The signing of the Adams-Onis Treaty was February 22, 1819, nearly two years into the Monroe administration.

Detailed explanation-4: -Details of the treaty The treaty, consisting of 16 articles was signed in Adams’ State Department office at Washington, on February 22, 1819, by John Quincy Adams, U.S. Secretary of State, and Luis de Onís, Spanish minister.