General Andrew Jackson

Adams-Onís Treaty Acquires Florida Through Coerced Spanish Cession After Jackson's Unauthorized Invasion

1819-02-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

Secretary of State John Quincy Adams and Spanish Minister Luis de Onís sign the Adams-Onís Treaty (also known as the Transcontinental Treaty or Florida Purchase Treaty) in Washington, D.C., under which Spain cedes Florida to the United States and establishes a boundary line extending to the Pacific …

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First Seminole War Begins as Jackson Invades Spanish Florida to Recapture Enslaved People

1817-11-21 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

U.S. troops from Fort Scott attack the small Seminole village of Fowltown in southern Georgia, killing about 20 people and igniting the First Seminole War. The attack represents escalating border tensions stemming from enslaved people regularly fleeing from Georgia into Spanish Florida, where they …

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