1. Adams-Onís Treaty

2. War or 1812
• Left patriotic feelings
• Nationalism was seen in foreign policies

3. Latin American Revolutions
• Attempts to gain Independence from
Spain
• Most notably in Chile, Venezuela, and
Argentina
• Spanish troops are relocated to South
America

4. Jackson’s Mission
• Saw revolutions as an opportunity
• On the pretense….. Jackson entered
Spanish territory

5. Jackson Invasion
• Jackson takes Spanish ports St. Marks
and Pensacola
• Deposes Spanish governor

6. Washington’s Reaction
• Cabinet agrees Jackson overstepped his
instructions except for Secretary of State
Adams

7. John Quincy Adams
• Nationalistic past
• One of the great secretaries of state
• Aggressive
• Demanded huge concessions from Spain

8. Spanish Reaction
• Due to Latin Revolutions, Spain’s hands
were tied
• Believed Adams’s proposal was best option
• Spain sends Don Luis de Onís

9. Adams-Onís Treaty
• Signed in 1819
• Spain cedes east Florida and Oregon claims
• America abandons Texas claims
• America pays Spain
• Not ratified until 1831

10. Lasting Effects
• Defines US-Mexican border
• Red River and Greer County claim dispute
Fun Fact
• Red River Rivalry is associated with Adams
Onís Treaty

11. Cites Used
• http://www.pbs.org/kpbs/theborder/history/
timeline/2.html
• http://www.fl-
genweb.org/charle/levy/archives/Timeline/
adamsonistreaty.htm
• The American Pageant