How The Adams-Onís Treaty Affected The Growth Of Our Nation :: American America History

How The Adams-Ons Treaty Affected The Growth Of Our republicAmericans were interested in further expansion and looked to the weak Spanish provinces of easternmost and West Florida. The Spanish were reluctant to give up what is now Florida, tho in the displace they worked out an agreement called the Adams Onis Treaty. In this essay I will describe how the Americans eventually got these provinces, the set backs of the signing of the treaty, and how it effected the economic growth of our nation.Americans living in West Florida between the Iberville and Perdido Rivers declared their independence, and chairwoman Madison ordered the Goernor of New Orleans Territory to experience control of the independent primer coat. The Americans now had control everyplace half the soil they wanted but this did not satisfy them, this only made them more eager to gain control of eastern United States Florida. Almost two eld after this event peace concluded, but Spain still had possession of Ea st Florida. This time Spain only had two solutions to avoid a shameful governmental break down over this region. One was to gain support of a European ally, and the second was to get some form of honor in this event by winning some of the United States best land else where in North America. The first plan fell through, Britain and other European nations refused to help Spain. They eventually fell to having discussions with the United States.The American government was on the whole willing to have discussion of the East Florida issue become the end result of all Spanish-American boundary questions. John Quincy Adams was the Secretary of State and was the somebody taking care of all discussions between the U.S. and Spain. He saw that this was a perfect time to try to extend the boundary to the Pacific Ocean. Luis de Ons was the minister of Spain at the time and he was the Spanish legate to the U.S. His instructions from the Spanish government was to transfer the Floridas to the Uni ted States in deteriorate for the American settlement west of the Mississippi. Onis was also to get a announce that the United States would not give material aid to, or have it off the independence of Spains colonies in South America because of their lack of cooperation.Difficulties came up over negotiating a satisfactory boundary in the West and also over the command to put American military in East Florida in 1818.