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title: "What treaty ceded Florida to the US?"  
description: "What treaty ceded Florida to the US?"  
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published: 2018-05-22  
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# What treaty ceded Florida to the US? 

What treaty ceded Florida to the US? \
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## Answers

### Answer by Sarda Kumari

## Florida- An overview

Florida is located in the **southern part of the united states.** To the state's **west lies the Gulf of Mexico**, and to the **east lies the Bahamas.** The **north is bordered by Georgia,** and the **south by the strait of Florida and Cuba**. The total **population of Florida is around 21 million.**

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## Florida- History, and geographical features

It is spread across an area of about **65 thousand square miles**. For the last 15 thousand years, the state of Florida has been **inhabited by Native American groups**. The **first European to walk the ground of Florida was the Spanish** explorer **Juan ponce de Leon in 1513**. he named the **region La Florida for its serene beauty and greenery.**

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**St. Augustine**, a colony in Florida, **inhabited by Spanish Europeans**, was founded in 1565. It continues to be the oldest **regularly inhabited city in Florida.** \
**Both Spain and Great Britain wanted to take over the territory of Florida**. However, it was **finally ceded to the united states** in the year1819 as the 27th state of the US. \
Florida was the **prime destination for the Seminole wars of 1816-1858**.\
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**The Adam-Onis Treaty** The adam onis treaty was an **agreement made to cede the state of Florida** by the united stated to the Spanish government. After several years of negotiation, the **US secretary of state, John Quincy Adams**, finally agreed to sign the **Florida purchase treaty.** Hence, Florida was **officially bought by the united states** from the Spanish government on **22nd February 1819.** \
The treaty was also known as the **transcontinental and the treaty de cession**. \
The united states approved the **original version of the treaty on 22nd February 1821.** Mexico inherited Texas from Spain.


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