After American Independence, Spain's hold on Florida was tenuous, and numerous boundary disputes arose. After years of negotiation in 1819, John Quincy Adams (who at the time was, Secretary of States) signed Florida Purchase Treaty.The only costs were the assumptions of $5 million of claims by U.S. citizens against Spain. <span>Florida was organized as a U.S. territory in 1822 and was admitted into the Union as a slave state in 1845.</span>
Trade is the answer you are looking for. Trade helped expand Europeans influence by selling goods and spreading cultural traditions and religious beliefs
New England, west Africa,
caribbean
<span>A classic example is the </span>colonial molasses trade<span>. </span>Sugar<span> <span>(often
in its liquid form, </span></span>molasses<span>) from the Caribbean was traded to Europe or New England,
where it was distilled into rum. The profits from the sale of sugar were used
to purchase manufactured goods, which were then shipped to West Africa, where
they were bartered for slaves. The slaves were then brought back to the
Caribbean to be sold to sugar planters. The profits from the sale of the slaves
were then used to buy more sugar, which was shipped to Europe, restarting the
cycle. The trip itself took five to twelve weeks.</span>
This means that wise people are the ones who realize that he cannot cause any damage if he does nothing at all and that is he doesn't care for anything or anyone, he will not be hurt if these things are lost
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