What is Adams–Onís Treaty?
[[File:Adams onis map.png|thumb|right|250px|{{Center|Map showing the results of the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819}}]] The '''Adams-Onís Treaty''' (also called the Florida treaty) was a [[treaty]] between [[Spain]] and the [[United States of America]] in 1819.<ref name=SODC>{{cite web |url=http://www.tamu.edu/faculty/ccbn/dewitt/adamonis.htm |title=Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819 |author=Wallace L. McKeehan |date=1997 |publisher=SONS OF DEWITT COLONY TEXAS |access-date=25 April 2015 |archive-date=28 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428202343/http://www.tamu.edu/faculty/ccbn/dewitt/adamonis.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> This treaty gave the [[States of the United States|state]] of [[Florida]] to the United States. It settled a standing [[border dispute]] between the two [[country|countries]]. It established the U.S- Mexican border. == Background == The treaty was considered a triumph of American [[diplomacy]]. It came at a time of increasing difficulties related to Spain's [[Territory|territorial]] [[Border|boundaries]] in [[North America]]. This was with both the United States and [[Great Britain]] following the [[American Revolution]]. There were also tensions during the [[Latin America|Latin American]] [[War of independence|Wars of Independence]]. Florida had become a problem for Spain. It could not afford to send [[settler]]s or [[garrison]]s. == Treaty == The treaty was signed in [[Washington, DC]] on February 22, 1819. It was [[ratified]] in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]] on October 24, 1820.<ref name=SODC/> The treaty actually went into effect on February 22, 1821.<ref name=SODC/> Madrid decided to [[cede]] the territory of Florida to the United States. This was in exchange for settling the boundary dispute along the [[Sabine River (Texas–Louisiana)|Sabine River]] in [[Texas]].<ref name=SODC/> The treaty established the boundary of U.S. territory. It recognized the claims of the United States through the Rocky Mountains and west to the Pacific Ocean. In exchange the U.S. paid [[residents]]' [[wikt:c