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How did France compensate Spain for its loss of Florida?

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Seven Years' War: Battle of Zorndorf — Seven Years’ War Frederick II leading his Prussian troops against Russians at the Battle of Zorndorf during the Seven Years' War, August 25, 1758.

To compensate Spain for the loss of Florida to Great Britain—a concession Spain made to secure the return of Havana—France ceded the territory of Louisiana, including New Orleans, to Spain.1