THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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grew tired of his ongoing feud with Alexander Hamilton and resigned from his government position
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met with Spanish leaders to negotiate the Treaty of San Lorenzo
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sought to win American support for the French revolution and tried to recruit Americans for the war
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Pinckney threatened to leave without signing a treaty unless the Spanish dropped duties on American trade passing through New Orleans. The next day, Godoy agreed to Pinckney’s demands, and the two negotiators signed the treaty on October 27, 1795.
Detailed explanation-2: -The treaty was negotiated by Thomas Pinckney for the United States and Manuel de Godoy for Spain.
Detailed explanation-3: -The President sent Thomas Pinckney, a South Carolinian, to Spain to see if an agreement could be reached. Pinckney began negotiations with Spain’s representative Manuel de Godoy in June 1795.
Detailed explanation-4: -With this agreement, the first phase of the ongoing border dispute between the two nations in this region, commonly called the West Florida Controversy, came to a close. Thomas Pinckney negotiated the treaty for the United States and Don Manuel de Godoy represented Spain.
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.