<P> The Treaty of Paris is frequently noted as the point at which France gave Louisiana to Spain . The transfer , however , occurred with the Treaty of Fontainebleau ( 1762 ) but was not publicly announced until 1764 . The Treaty of Paris was to give Britain the east side of the Mississippi ( including Baton Rouge , Louisiana , which was to be part of the British territory of West Florida ) . New Orleans on the east side remained in French hands ( albeit temporarily ) . The Mississippi River corridor in what is modern day Louisiana was to be reunited following the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the Adams -- Onís Treaty in 1819 . </P>
<P> The Treaty of Paris is frequently noted as the point at which France gave Louisiana to Spain . The transfer , however , occurred with the Treaty of Fontainebleau ( 1762 ) but was not publicly announced until 1764 . The Treaty of Paris was to give Britain the east side of the Mississippi ( including Baton Rouge , Louisiana , which was to be part of the British territory of West Florida ) . New Orleans on the east side remained in French hands ( albeit temporarily ) . The Mississippi River corridor in what is modern day Louisiana was to be reunited following the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the Adams -- Onís Treaty in 1819 . </P>
which country gained the louisiana territory in the treaty of paris of 1763
which country gained the louisiana territory in the treaty of paris of 1763
Spain
Spain