John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State, and Luis de Onís, foreign minister of Spain, sign the Transcontinental Treaty of 1819, purchasing the Spanish enclaves of East and West Florida for 5,000,000 Dollars, and formalizing the boundary between the United States and New Spain (the Spanish enclave of Mexico).
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Was a plebiscite held, or was this a forced Anschluss? –– JL
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article II, Section 2 [Clause 2]
ccc-2point0.com/constitution-for-the-united-states
References:
“Today in History,” Orange County (California) Register, 22 February 2005, News:11.
Adams-Onís Treaty – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Purchase
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