In February this year, a treaty with Spain was proclaimed. It establishes the borders of the U.S. and New Spain. Although Spain would not grant any official border that was in our favor, John Q. Adams, my secretary of state, soon got foreign minister Onis to do so. During the war, Colonel Jackson exposed the true weakness of New Spain when attacked multiple forts in Spanish Florida. Knowing this, John Q. Adams negotiated aggressively with Onis, and not only won us the favorable border, but ownership of Florida as well, for only around $5.5 million!
