Lossing's New History Of The United States - From The Discovery Of The American Continent To The Present Time - Vol. I.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 edition. Excerpt: ... sustained by the government and the voice of the people. These measures developed the necessity for a general and thorough settlement of affairs on the southern boundary of the Republic, and led to the important treaty' concluded at Washington City, in February, 1819, by which Spain ceded to the United States the whole of the Floridas, and the adjacent islands. That country was erected into a Territory in February, 1821; and in March ensuing, General Jackson was appointed the first governor of the newly-acquired domain. We have observed that the vast region of Louisiana, purchased from France in 1803, was divided into two Territories.' The Louisiana Territory was admitted into the Union as a State, in 1812;4 and while the treaty concerning Florida was pending, the southern portion of the remainder of the Territory extending westward to the Pacific Ocean, which was erected into the "Missouri Territory" in 1812, was formed into a separate government in 1819, and called Arkansas. In December, the same year, Alabama was 1 Arbuthnot was a Scotch trader from New Providence, one of the Bermuda Islands. He had a store on the Suwaney River, where many of the hostile Indians and negroes congregated. Amblister was a young Englishman, about twenty-one years of age, who had borno a lieutenant's commission in the British service. He was also at the Suwaney settlements, and put himself at the head of the Indians and negroes. Made by John Quincy Adams for the United States, and Don Onis, the Spanish embassador at Washington. Hitherto, the United States had claimed a large portion of Texas, as a part of Louisiana. By this treaty, Texas was retained by the Spaniards. The cession was made as an equivalent for all claims against Spain for injury done the...