CONTENTS
CHAPB PAGE
 I. FOUNDATIONS or CoNyrovManS, 180-1816 ....................... 1
 Diplomatic Complexities-Maritime Claims and Louisiana-
 Napoleon, Ferdinand, and the Wellesleye-Don Luis de Ont-
 Wartime Efforts

 II. Tem BODUBMLAND, 1810-1816................................... 29
 Territorial Complexities-East Florida-West Florida-Loui-
 siana-Temxa-New Mexico-The Pacific Northwest

 III. CavAu.s AND MoosNB Rmowzr THm DUisPaT, 1815-1816..... ..... 57
 After the War-Onfs Is Admitted-The Issues Stated

 IV. PiaARo AnI ADAms TAze UP THr BATr, 1816-1818 ........... 71
 Fresh Leadership-Spanish Procedure and Policies-Monroe's
 Last Effort and New Spanish Proposals-Heredia's Great
 State Paper-Ons' New Problems-John Quincy Adams-Dis-
 turbing Factors

 V. SPAr ArPPa o TOHm Powzns, 1814-1819......................... 106
 British Influence in Spain-Bases of Spanish Persuasion-The
 United States Stands on Its Own-Russian Evasion-France
 and the Louisiana Frontiers-French Conciliation

 -VI. FnxI. WaiarNu AND AeBmuamr, 1818-1819 ................. 131
 Fears of a Collision-Erving's ast Efforts-Exciting Mid-
 summer Days inWashington-New Proposals-Adams Defends
 Jackson-The Columbia River-Irujo Takes the Reins-Con-
 cessions and Compromises

 VII. RATuacATIoN A"D ExnrCmroN, 1819-1821....................... 170
 Jubilant Reactions-Europe's Reception of the Treaty-For-
 syth's Mission Fails-Spain's Attempted Evasion-The In-
 evitable Ratification-Legacies of the Treaty
 APfUNDIX
 I. TuH ADAnM-ONS TRant ...................................... 205

 II. THMa MasM AP........................................... 215

 III. RuIRNCBS ................................................ 220

 INDmr ............................ ........................... 255


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