He wanted to make sure that we had as Americans, access to the Mississippi River. And he wanted Florida to be acquired from Spain. He [Alexander Hamilton] had a major role in negotiations in Pinckney's treaty of 1795, which established the boundary between Spanish Florida and the US. and that northern border is still in place today between the state of Florida and the state of Georgia. But he wanted Florida because he thought it was important to maintaining American independence. (13:09–22:07)
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Asserts that Alexander Hamilton had a major role in negotiations in Pinckney's treaty of 1795.
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