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Why did some

Americans disagree
with Spain over the
ownership of West
Florida?

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Answer:

The first dispute commenced immediately after Spain received the colonies of West and East Florida from the Kingdom of Great Britain following the American Revolutionary War. Initial disagreements were settled with Pinckney's Treaty of 1795. The second dispute arose following the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.

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