--- title: "When was the florida territory purchased?" description: "When was the florida territory purchased?" author: "Vishal Kesarwani" published: 2018-10-01 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50080/when-was-the-florida-territory-purchased category: "history, politics & society" tags: ["usa history"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # When was the florida territory purchased? ## Answers ### Answer by Sarda Kumari **The [territory of Florida](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40784/how-did-the-united-states-acquire-the-territory-of-florida)- An overview** Florida is located in the **southern part of the united states**. To the state's west lies the **[Gulf of Mexico](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50114/when-did-spain-close-off-the-gulf-of-mexico-to-the-us),** and to the east lies the **Bahama**s. The north is bordered by **Georgia,** and the south by the strait of F**lorida and Cuba**. The total population of Florida is around **21 million**. ![When was the florida territory purchased?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/02e3201d-45a8-41de-b2ca-bf5ab4fe05db/images/172acdc9-229c-4e2c-8bba-06dc7e18f385.jpeg)\ Read also: [**what-is-the-adam-onis-treaty-how-did-florida-become-part-of-the-united-states?**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51041/what-is-the-adam-onis-treaty-how-did-florida-become-part-of-the-united-states) ## Insights of the Territory 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](https://www.mindstick.com/news/3156/eu-seals-new-us-data-transfer-pact-but-challenge-likely) 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. \ **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](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35144/which-city-in-florida-is-closest-to-the-disney-world-complex). 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](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/840/what-happens-if-the-both-source-and-destination-are-named-same) for the **Seminole wars of 1816-1858.** ![When was the florida territory purchased?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/02e3201d-45a8-41de-b2ca-bf5ab4fe05db/images/ae998971-1f92-4065-95c7-950b3968b1cc.png)\ Read also: [**what-treaty-ceded-florida-to-the-us?**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42832/what-treaty-ceded-florida-to-the-us) \ **The United States cede Florida** **\** The **adam onis treaty** was an agreement made to cede the state of Florida by the united stated to the Spanish [government](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1911/upi-transaction-would-cost-zero-service-charges-clarifies-government). After several years of negotiation, the **US [secretary of state](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41978/who-was-secretary-of-state-throughout-james-monroe-s-presidency), John Quincy Adam**s, 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. \ Read also: [**florida-was-bought-by-u-s-a-from-which-country?**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51404/florida-was-bought-by-u-s-a-from-which-country) --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50080/when-was-the-florida-territory-purchased Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.