 At the time, the Convention was generally viewed unfavourably in the US, especially the issue of compensation, which was not finally settled until 1915.It also did little to address concerns over French objectives in North America; Charles Pinckney, US Ambassador to Spain, was instructed to acquire Louisiana and the Floridas from Spain but without success.However, modern historians argue that by ending the dispute with France, it facilitated the Louisiana Purchase while the US was not yet powerful enough to enforce its commercial independence.