1819
The United States acquired Florida in 1819 from Spain. Spain signed the Adam Onis treaty which ceded Florida to the US and defined new territorial boundaries with Spain.
The United States bought Florida from Spain. The Adam-Onis Treaty was signed in 1819 and Florida was bought as a part of this treaty.
Yes, Florida used to be one of Spain's colonies, but it was acquired by the US in 1819.
Florida was acquired through the Adams-Onis Treaty with Spain in 1819 but Florida would not become as state until 1845.
Florida, and parts of Georgia and Alabama
The Adams-Onis Treaty was signed between the United States as well as Spain, in 1819.
Spain and United States signed this treaty.
In the year 1819, the US gained the territory known then as Spanish Florida. It was acquired after John Quincy Adams and Spanish minister Do Luis de Onis agreed to the deal and signed the Florida Purchase Treaty.
On February 22, 1819 after it's Adams-Onís Treaty with Spain.
The US acquired Florida by the Adams-Onís treaty of 1819, paying Spain $5 million, and renouncing any claims the US had on Texas as a result of the Louisiana Purchase.
The United States acquired the territory of Florida when Spain ceded the land through the Florida Purchase Treaty. The treaty was signed by U. S. Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams and Spanish Minister, Do Luis de Onis, in 1819.