gress legislated this region, west of the Pearl River 

 and south of thirty-one degrees north latitude, into 

 American domain as part of Louisiana. Today, this 

 area is called tlie Florida Parishes. 



Louisiana Territory 



Gulf of Mexico 



The sliadcd area was the subject of dispute hetucen Spain and 



the United States. The Spanish contended that it uas not 



included in the "Louisiana Purchase" from Napoleon. 



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