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Pinckney's Treaty, also known as the Treaty of San Lorenzo or the Treaty of Madrid, was signed on October 27, 1795, by the United States and Spain. It defined the border between the United States and Spanish Florida , and guaranteed the United States navigation rights on the Mississippi River .
Initial disagreements were settled with Pinckney's Treaty of 1795. The second dispute arose following the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. The controversy led to the secession of part of West Florida, known as the " Republic of West Florida ", from Spanish control in 1810, and its subsequent annexation by the United States.
Pinckney helped Jay conclude the Jay Treaty, which addressed some issues between the U.S. and Britain but proved divisive in the United States. In 1795, while he continued to serve as the ambassador to Britain, Pinckney was sent to Spain to negotiate a treaty regarding boundaries and U.S. navigation on the Mississippi River.
After several years of negotiations, Spain and the United States signed a treaty of friendship October 27, 1795. Commonly called Pinckney's Treaty, the agreement defined the border between the United States and Spanish Florida, and guaranteed the United States navigation rights on the Mississippi River, and the right to transfer goods without ...
1794 – Battle of Fallen Timbers [6] 1795 – Treaty of Greenville; 1795 – Jay's Treaty; 1795 – 11th Amendment "ratified by 12 of the then 15 states" [7] 1795 – Pinckney's Treaty (also called Treaty of San Lorenzo) [8] 1796 – Tennessee becomes the 16th state [9] (formerly part of North Carolina) 1796 – Treaty of Tripoli
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Pinckney was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1813. [19] Pinckney was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1789. [20] Pinckney died on August 16, 1825, and was buried in St. Michael's Churchyard in Charleston, South Carolina. [21] His tombstone reads, "One of the founders of the American Republic.