british north america acquired spanish florida in the 1763 treaty of paris.
who acquired spanish florida in the 1763 treaty of paris?
british north america
britain formed the territory of west florida out of territory it received from spain and france in the 1763 treaty of paris, which ended the french and indian war (the seven years' war). in this treaty it received all of spanish florida from spain, and nearly all of french louisiana east of the mississippi river from france. finding the new territory too big to govern from one capital, the british divided it into two new colonies: west florida, with its capital at pensacola, and east florida, with its capital at st. augustine.
west florida controversy
according to the terms of the 1783 treaty of paris that ended the american war of independence and included spain as a signatory, british settlements on the "spanish continent" were to be evacuated, using language that was similar to that in the 1763 treaty of paris that ended the seven years' war. british settlers in the area resisted implementation of the 1783 agreement, observing (as they had after the 1763 treaty) that the spanish had never actually controlled the area, and that it therefore did not belong to the "spanish continent". after both sides increased military activities in the area of the black river settlement, where most of the british settlers lived, it was decided to engage in further negotiations to resolve the issue.
convention of london (1786)