... in his speech to Congress on Negotiations with Spain's Minister Diego de Gardoqui. Spain unfriendly to the US, now controlled the mouth of the Mississippi River, which the pioneers of Tennessee and Kentucky were forced to float their produce. In 1784, Spain closed the river to American commerce. Spain also claimed a large area if the Gulf of Mexico, including Florida which ... ...

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