1778 ⟶ France and the United States Forge Alliance
Franco-American alliance signed.
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🤝 France and the United States Forge Alliance
Franco-American alliance signed.⟶
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United States🕊️ Treaty of Paris Officially Ends American Revolutionary War
The Treaty of Paris formally ends the American Revolutionary War.⟶
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Spain🤝 Jay's Treaty Signed: US and Britain Regulate Commerce and Resolve Territorial Disputes
Jay's Treaty is concluded between Great Britain and the United States, by which the Western outposts in the Great Lakes are returned to the U.S. and commerce between the two countries is regulated.⟶
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🗺️ Louisiana Purchase and the Expansion of the United States
The United States almost doubles in size when it buys out France's territorial claims in North America in the Louisiana Purchase. This begins the American westward expansion to the Pacific, later called Manifest Destiny. It involves annexing and conquering land from Mexico, Britain, and Native Americans.⟶
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United StatesFrance🤝 Kellogg–Briand Pact Signed in Paris
July 24: The Kellogg–Briand Pact is signed in Paris.⟶
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