WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Question
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Why did Spain sign the treaty that gave Florida to the United States?
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To avoid going to war after Andrew Jackson marched into Florida.
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Because Andrew Jackson defeated Spain in the Battle of Fort Lauderdale.
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The United States offered to pay $15million to buy Florida.
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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.
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