Early Republic Foreign Policy · US History

Pinckney’s Treaty (1795) with Spain was considered a major diplomatic victory because it:

  1. Secured American rights to navigate the Mississippi and use the port of New Orleans
  2. Purchased the territory of Florida for five million dollars
  3. Ended the threat of pirate attacks in the Mediterranean
  4. Established a permanent joint military command to protect the entire Western frontier
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Correct answer: Secured American rights to navigate the Mississippi and use the port of New Orleans

Spain feared a secret U.S.-British alliance following Jay's Treaty and sought to appease the Americans. The treaty provided Western farmers with vital economic access to global markets via the Mississippi.

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