Subsequent to the final ratification by Spain of the Onis-Adams treaty, U. S. President James Monroe appoints General Andrew Jackson Commissioner of the United States to take possession of Florida and gives him the full powers of governor.

The actions of Navy Commodore Porter against the marauding pirates are heroic on a par with the actions of General Jackson at New Orleans.

 

The Indian Removal Act, signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, authorizes the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi River in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders.