The Adams-Onis Treaty, signed in 1819 by United States Secretary of State John Quincy Adams and Spanish minister Luis de Onis, ceded Spanish Florida to the United States and fixed the western boundary of the Louisiana Purchase along a line running to the Pacific coast at the 42nd parallel. In exchange the United States assumed up to five million dollars in claims by its citizens against Spain and renounced any claim to Texas. The treaty is also known as the Transcontinental Treaty because it defined, for the first time, a boundary stretching the full width of the continent.
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Document Type Creation Year Origin Place Original Language Document Type
Document Type (category) Connections
In Era
Source Adams-Onis Treaty (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Washington, D.C., originated there.
- Also in Language Atlas: English, used in there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Spanish, used in there.
Sources
1. Adams-Onis Treaty (Wikipedia)
Infobox, Type
Bilateral treaty
Infobox, Signed
Signed February 22, 1819
Infobox, Location
Location Washington, D.C.
Infobox, Languages
Languages English, Spanish
Opening paragraph, alternative names
also known as the Transcontinental Treaty, the Spanish Cession, or Florida Purchase Treaty
In Era: The Late Modern Period, lead paragraph and infobox, date
Infobox date: 1819-2-22
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