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Question 8 • LPS US History I (CR) - MP1

As Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams

Answer
A
negotiated a treaty with Great Britain for Oregon Country.
B
made Manifest Destiny an official United States policy.
C
convinced Great Britain that it could not control Florida.
D
negotiated a treaty with Spain for control of Florida.

Explanation

As Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams negotiated the Adams–Onís Treaty with Spain in 1819. Under the treaty, Spain ceded Florida to the United States. The treaty did not make Manifest Destiny official policy; that term became prominent later.

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