THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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the defeat of the British and their allies in the War of 1812
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Andrew Jackson’s capture of Fort Mims
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The defeat of the Creek and the signing of the Treaty of Fort Jackson
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Andrew Jackson’s capture of St. Mark’s and Pensacola
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Detailed explanation-1: -Jackson’s presence in Florida convinced Spain to negotiate with the United States over ownership of Florida. In 1819 Secretary of State John Quincy Adams and Spanish diplomat Luis de Onís negotiated the Adams-Onís Treaty. This treaty settled all border disputes between the United States and Spain.
Detailed explanation-2: -Examine how Andrew Jackson’s invasion of Florida helped convince Spanish leaders to give Florida to the United States.-They both wanted fur traders from their countries to be able to use this territory.
Detailed explanation-3: -Florida had become a burden to Spain, which could not afford to send settlers or garrisons, so the Spanish government decided to cede the territory to the United States in exchange for settling the boundary dispute along the Sabine River in Spanish Texas.
Detailed explanation-4: -Signed in 1819 by John Quincy Adams and Luis de Onís, the Adams-Onís Treaty between the United States and Spain gave Florida to the U.S. and established the Sabine River as the border between the U.S. and New Spain. The formation of Texas was part of a global story.
Detailed explanation-5: -The United States now wanted control of Florida. Spain’s attempt to bring settlers to Florida failed, and by 1800 Spain’s control of Florida had weakened. Gaining control of Florida for the United States would mean gaining control of the Mississippi River. That was an important route for trade.