USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

WESTWARD EXPANSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Adams-Onis Treaty resolved the conflict between the U.S. and ____
A
slavery
B
Spain
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

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: -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-3: -As a result of the treaty, America took Florida and Oregon from Spain. Spain retained sovereign control over Texas and received $5 million in damages to pay for the Seminole War. The treaty formalized the border of the Louisiana Purchase, and it was ratified in 1821, two years after it was signed.

Detailed explanation-4: -The end of the Revolutionary War brought Florida back into the Spanish fold; Spain and the United States agreed on the boundaries in a 1795 agreement known as Pinckney’s Treaty.

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