Florida Treaty

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The Florida Treaty, formally known as the Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819, was an agreement between the United States and Spain that ceded Florida to the U.S. and defined the boundary between U.S. and Spanish territories in North America.

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instanceOf bilateral treaty
international agreement
affectedRegion Florida
Oregon Country
Spanish Mexico
Spanish Texas
cededTerritoryToUnitedStates East Florida
West Florida
countryCedingTerritory Spain
countryReceivingTerritory United States
definedBoundaryBetween Spanish Empire in North America
United States
definedUSSpainBoundaryAlong 42nd parallel north
Arkansas River
Red River
Sabine River
definedUSSpainBoundaryRegion Louisiana Purchase
enteredIntoForceOn 1821-02-22
governedByLaw international law
hasAlternativeName Florida Purchase Treaty
Purchase of Florida
Transcontinental Treaty
hasFormalName Adams–Onís Treaty
historicalPeriod Era of Good Feelings
includedUSAssumptionOfClaims American citizens’ claims against Spain up to $5,000,000
language English
Spanish
negotiatedBy John Quincy Adams
Luis de Onís
partOf history of Spain–United States relations
history of United States territorial expansion
predecessorTo Treaty of Limits (1828)
providedSpainRenunciationOfClaimsTo Oregon Country
Pacific Northwest north of 42nd parallel
linked to: Pacific Northwest
providedUSRenunciationOfClaimsTo Texas
ratifiedBySpainOn 1820-10-24
ratifiedByUnitedStatesOn 1821-02-19
relatedToDoctrine Monroe Doctrine
relatedToEvent First Seminole War
relatedToPolicyOf U.S. expansionism
signatory Kingdom of Spain
United States of America
signedInCity Washington, D.C.
signedInYear 1819
signedOnDate 1819-02-22
subjectMatter boundary delimitation
settlement of claims
territorial cession

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Adams–Onís Treaty alsoKnownAs Florida Treaty