THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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Question
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Spain gained the territory of California.
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The US gained the territory of Florida.
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Spain gave up its claim to parts of the Louisiana Territory.
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The United States gave up its claim to the Oregon Country.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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-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: -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-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.