How was Spain and obstacle to American hopes for peace with independence?

Spain was very much an obstacle for peace in American independence because of its ownership of Florida. Seminole raids from Florida usually disrupted normal life in Georgia, its southernmost state. Also, an imminent attack by the British (a traditional enemy of Spain) in Florida might give the British an excuse to land troops in American territory, therefore paving the way for the reconquest of the newly formed American nation to the British.

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