| Pinckney's Treaty 1795 | This defined the southern
boundary of the U.S. When the British had control of Florida,
they moved the boundary north from the 31st degree to the Yazoo River
near present Vicksburg. After the American Revolution, the
Spanish had accepted this boundary. The 1795 Treaty readjusted
the boundary south and authorized a survey party headed by Andrew
Ellicott. |
| Kemper Rebellion 1804 |
Virginian brothers (Reuben,
Nathan and Samuel) settled near Baton Rouge, but are driven out by the
Spanish authorities over land titles. The Kempers organized a
small force in the Mississippi Territory, returned and declared West
Florida to be independent. The 1804 attempt to capture Baton
Rouge failed. The Spanish captured all three brothers on U.S.
soil, but U.S. forces rescued them as they were taken down the
Mississippi River. |
| Burr Conspiracy 1806-07 | Former Vice President Aaron Burr
attempts to capture additional territory, with the help of General
James Wilkinson and Andrew Jackson.. Burr was arressted and tried
for treason. |
| Republic of West
Florida 1810 |
Virginian Fulwar Skipwith, who
had a seat in the judiciary after only a year in Spanish West Florida
became the president of the Republic of West Florida, with a
Virginia-born Kentuckian, Philemon Thomas as its military
commander. Thomas seized Baton Rouge. The U.S. then claimed
West Florida as part of the Louisiana Purchase. |
| Rest of West Florida 1813 |
Mobile remained in British hands, protected by Foraleza Carlota until seized by Americans under James Wilkinson. |