spain ceded florida to the us on december 10, 1898.
when did spain cede florida to the us?
december 10, 1898
bullet::::- the first seminole war (c. 1816–1819) began with general andrew jackson's excursions into west florida and spanish florida against the seminoles after the conclusion of the war of 1812. the governments of great britain and spain both expressed outrage over the "invasion". however, spain was unable to defend or control the territory, as several local uprisings and rebellions made clear. the spanish crown agreed to cede florida to the united states per the adams–onís treaty of 1819, and the transfer took place in 1821. according to the treaty of moultrie creek of 1823, the seminoles were required to leave northern florida and were confined to a large reservation in the center of the florida peninsula. the u.s. government enforced the treaty by building a series of forts and trading posts in the territory, mainly along the gulf and atlantic coasts.
seminole wars
negotiations between spain and the united states continued, and spain agreed to cede florida. the determination of the western boundary of the united states proved more difficult. american expansionists favored setting the border at the rio grande river, but spain, intent on protecting its colony of mexico from american encroachment, insisted on setting the boundary at the sabine river. at monroe's direction, adams agreed to the sabine river boundary, but he insisted that spain cede its claims on oregon country. adams was deeply interested in establishing american control over the oregon country, partly because he believed that control of that region would spur trade with asia. the acquisition of spanish claims to the pacific northwest also allowed the monroe administration to pair the acquisition of florida, which was chiefly sought by southerners. with territorial gains favored primarily by those in the north. after extended negotiations, spain and the united states agreed to the adams–onís treaty, which was ratified in february 1821. adams was deeply proud of the treaty, though he privately was concerned by the potential expansion of slavery into the newly-acquired territories. in 1824, the monroe administration would further bolster u.s. claims to oregon by reaching the russo-american treaty of 1824, which set the southern border of russian alaska at the parallel 54°40′ north.
john quincy adams