The Seminoles and Americans in Georgia staged raids against each other. Spain was unable to control the border.

In 1818 John C. Calhoun, now secretary of war, ordered U. S. troops under General Andrew Jackson to stop the Seminole raids. In the spring of 1818, Jackson entered Florida and seized St. Marks and Pensacola.

Spanish officials were furious with Jackson's actions. They also realized they could not hold Florida against the Americans. In 1819 they agreed to the Adams-Onís Treaty, in which they gave up control of Florida, or ceded (SEED • ed) it, to the United States. Two years later, the Spanish flag was lowered forever in Pensacola and St. Augustine.

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Why did Spain finally give up Florida to the United States?

Quickly it is worth 20 points - civics steps find three international news stories. choose one foreign country to focus on for all three stories. it may to scan and search the news first before choosing your country. scan news articles for political, economic, or social issues about your country. select one article for each type of news: - political - economic - social be sure to save each article and its source. you need to include the whole url, or internet site address link, in your work. you and your instructor may need to find the article later. you may find this activity on how to research for this step. you may also find these search tips for starting your research. look for links to "world" or "international" news to begin. the site may have further links to specific regions or countries for articles, videos, and more. read your articles carefully. write a one-paragraph summary of the ideas, events, or information in each article. each summary should be four to six sentences in length. try this activity if you need with summarizing text. as you read your article, compare the news for your chosen country with current news in the united states. you may refer to the same news sites above for information on the united states. write a paragraph of four to six sentences to answer the following question: do the countries have similar issues happening? how might events in these two countries influence each other? save your work to one file to turn in. check your spelling and grammar.