West Florida Controversy
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West Florida Controversy refers to the dispute over the possession of West Florida. The Treaty of Paris in 1763 ceded Florida and portions of Louisiana to Britain from Spain and France (called in whole East Florida and West Florida). After the American Revolution, however control was ceded to Spain again, and the controversy over exactly what Spain held and exactly what America held began.
The controversy was ended by Pinckney's Treaty in 1795, but re-emerged later in conjunction with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. In 1810, a revolt against Spanish rule and subsequent occupation by American forces ended the controversy for good.
[edit] See also
- History and details of West Florida
- The Louisiana Purchase
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[edit] References
- Isaac Joslin Cox, West Florida Controversy, 1798-1813; A Study In American Diplomacy, ISBN 0-7812-6301-8
- Stanley Clisby Arthur, The Story of the West Florida Rebellion. St. Francisville, La.: St. Francisville Democrat.
