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Article: Pinckney Treaty
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PINCKNEY TREATY
The Pinckney Treaty, officially called the Treaty of San Lorenzo, was signed by the United States and Spain on October 27, 1795, to end a dispute between the two countries over land settlement and Mississippi River trade. The agreement was brokered by American statesman Thomas Pinckney (1750
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1828), then U.S. Special Commissioner to Spain. The treaty specified that Spain would recognize the 31st parallel (the northern border of present-day Florida) as the southern boundary of the United States, that Spain would allow American goods to land at New Orleans tax-free for a period of three years (with an option to renew), and that both countries would be allowed to use ...
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