Timeline Monday 22 February 1819

Events on Monday 22 February 1819 1

• 1819 Adams-Onis Treaty signed Spain cedes Florida to the United States The United States and Spain signed a treaty in which Spain ceded Florida to the US and renounced claims to the Pacific Northwest, while the US gave up claims to Texas. The treaty also fixed the western boundary of the Louisiana Purchase. It was ratified by both governments in 1821.