THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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Question
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. The U.S. gained Florida· The boundary between the Spanish Southwest and the U.S. all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
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protect the United States’ independence by limiting European involvement in North and South America
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protect the United States’ westward expansion by agreeing to a boundary line in the American Southwest
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Under the Onís-Adams Treaty of 1819 (also called the Transcontinental Treaty and ratified in 1821) the United States and Spain defined the western limits of the Louisiana Purchase and Spain surrendered its claims to the Pacific Northwest. In return, the United States recognized Spanish sovereignty over Texas.
Detailed explanation-2: -Finally, after several official and unofficial U.S. military expeditions into the territory, Spain formally ceded Florida to the United States in 1821, according to terms of the Adams-Onís Treaty.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.