List 3 events that led to Florida becoming a U. S. territory.

A. Spain had been worn out by the Peninsular war in Europe and needed to rebuild its authority and presence in its colonies. So the Spain and US signed an Admas - Onis treaty which set out a boundary between the New Spain (now Mexico) and US.

b. Spanish minister Do Luis de Onis and US Secretary of State John Quincy Adams signed the Florida Purchase Treaty. Spain agrees to surrender the remainder of its old province of Florida to the United States.

c. The Seminoles and runaway slaves from parts of America often attacked the Georgia landowners and then fled back into Florida. To end these Seminole raids, General Andrew Jackson and his army came to Florida in 1817 and signed a treaty with the Florida and U