Now, his connection to Florida is, you know, he really wanted to have Florida be part of the United States of America. He wanted to make sure that we had as Americans, access to the Mississippi River. And He [Alexander Hamilton] wanted Florida to be acquired from Spain. He 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. (13:09–21:58)
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Asserts that Alexander Hamilton wanted Florida to be acquired from Spain.
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