Pinckney also rejected that offer and threatened to leave without a contract if tariffs were not removed. The very next day, Godoy agreed to abolish all requests for tariffs on U.S. goods, and the agreement was finalized. From this region, England created two new colonies, east of Florida and west of Florida, and administered them in the same way as their other North American possessions, the thirteen American colonies and Canada. However, unlike the rest of colonial America, the British made little effort to populate this region with settlers. The two High Contracting Parties shall maintain, by all means of their power, peace and harmony among the various Amerindian nations which inhabit the lands bordering the lines and rivers which, by the advancing articles, form the borders of the two Floridas; and the fall to achieve this end, both parties expressly undertake to limit by force all hostilities on the part of the Indian nations living within their borders, so that Spain does not incite its Indians to attack the citizens of the United States, nor the Indians who inhabit their territory; nor will the United States allow the latter Indians to begin hostilities in any way against the subjects of His Catholic Majesty or his Indians. There will be a firm and inviolable peace and sincere friendship between His Catholic Majesty, his successors and subjects, and the United States and its citizens, without exception of persons or places. The Treaty of San Lorenzo allowed and encouraged American settlers to continue their westward expansion, making the border areas more attractive and lucrative. Therefore, it was popular with the American public, especially in the West and South. Because Thomas Pinckney was associated with the Federalist Party, the treaty served to strengthen the Federalists outside their New England stronghold and to give the party a stronger base in areas where it was traditionally weak.
Diplomatically, the treaty marked a reversal of Spanish policy, which sought to maintain a strong buffer region in North America, while placing the United States in a stronger position vis-à-vis the European powers compared to the American concessions of the Jay Treaty. Prior to this treaty, the Spanish had armed native tribes to fight American settlers, which prevented the westward expansion of American territory. But this agreement put an end to this practice. Despite the treaty, American expansionists were determined to take exclusive control of Florida, New Orleans, and the Mississippi River; all controlled by the Spaniards. Thanks to the weakened position of the Native Americans, the increasing exodus of American settlers to the west, and the weakness of the Spanish administration, all these goals were achieved in just 25 years. In 1784, the Spanish closed New Orleans for American goods coming down from the Mississippi. In 1795, the border was established and the United States and Spain entered into a trade agreement. New Orleans was reopened and Americans could transfer goods without paying freight charges, the privilege, if they transferred goods from one ship to another. [2] The United States signed the Paris Agreement with France. Under this treaty, France accepted the United States` rights of neutrality at sea.
The French also relieved the United States of the commitments it had made as part of the alliance of the two nations during the American Revolution. In return, the United States granted France “the most favored commercial status.” In 1763, Britain established two colonies, East Florida and West Florida, outside the territory along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico, which was taken by France and Spain after the French and Indian War, which was part of the Seven Years` War. The British received all of Spanish Florida from Spain and received the part of French Louisiana east of the Mississippi, New Orleans, France, and any French Louisiana west of the Mississippi, which had been secretly ceded to Spain the previous year. East Florida and West Florida were never largely colonized by the British and ceded to Spain in the Treaty of Paris of 1783 at the end of the American Revolutionary War, which ruled the two provinces separately and with the exception of Louisiana. However, when the transaction was completed, the borders of West Florida, which had changed under British sovereignty, were not fixed. For the purposes of the preceding article, a representative and an inspector shall be appointed by each Party to meet at The Natchez on the left bank of the Mississippi River before the expiration of a period of six months after ratification of this Convention and to mark that limit in accordance with the provisions of this article. They shall draw up plattis and keep records of their deliberations, which shall be considered as forming part of this Convention, and shall have the same power as if they had been inserted therein. 1. And if, for whatever reason, it should be deemed necessary that the said commissioners and surveyors be accompanied by guards, they shall be placed in equal proportions by the commander of His Majesty`s troops in the two Floridas and the commander of the troops of the United States in their southwestern territory, acting amicably and amicably, and with respect to this point with respect to the submission of provisions and instruments and the conclusion of any other agreement that may be necessary or useful for the implementation of this Article. In short, Spain has agreed to use the southernmost border for west Florida, reopen the port of New Orleans and the Mississippi River to U.S.
goods, and abandon its demand that all U.S. goods transiting through New Orleans pay Spanish tariffs. Surprisingly, the United States has not given up anything. Pinckney`s realization was very popular in America, especially in the southern and western parts of the country. When Pinckney arrived in 1795 to negotiate with Spain on behalf of the United States, the diplomatic wind had turned in his favor. The Spanish army was so weakened that Pinckney was not forced to make concessions in exchange for those Spain gave to the United States. The treaty was an important victory for the new republic and contributed significantly to colonization in the west. It defined the boundary between the United States and Florida, Spain, and guaranteed the United States navigation rights on the Mississippi River. With this agreement, the first phase of the ongoing border dispute between the two countries in this region, commonly known as the West Florida controversy, has come to an end. [1] The treaty also established a trade agreement that granted access to previously closed Louisiana ports to Americans. New Orleans reopened and Americans could transfer goods without paying transportation fees (privileges) when transferring goods from one ship to another. The president sent Thomas Pinckney, a Southern Carolinian, to Spain to see if a deal could be reached.
Pinckney began negotiations with the Spanish representative Manuel de Godoy in June 1795. Unlike the contemporary Jay Treaty, Pinckney`s Treaty was very popular with Federalists and Democratic Republicans, as well as the American public. Some historians argue that the Pinckney Treaty was crucial to the emergence of American expansionism (which later became known as “Manifest Destiny”). Spanish power in the region began to weaken and Spain slowly ceded more territory. Finally, in 1800, under napoleon`s duress, Spain ceded an indefinite part of West Florida to France. When France sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States in 1803, there were new disputes between Spain and the United States over the parts of West Florida Spain ceded to France. These disputes, in turn, would determine which parts of west Florida would now be owned by the United States in relation to Spanish territory, and would greatly influence the Jeffersonian government. His Catholic Majesty and the United States of America, which will permanently consolidate the friendship and good correspondence that fortunately reign between the two parties, have decided to create, by means of an agreement, several points whose settlement will be of general and mutual interest to the two nations. .