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This type of formal agreement between countries was used throughout U.S. history to settle land disputes, end wars, and negotiate territorial boundaries—such as when the United States and Britain peacefully divided the Oregon Country.
treaty
This 1783 agreement officially ended the American Revolution and forced Great Britain to recognize the United States as an independent nation.
treaty of paris
This article of the Treaty of Paris officially recognized the United States as a “free and independent” nation.
Article 1
What date was Delaware made to be a part of the US and how (meaning how did we get it, 2 part question must get both parts )
was given by the Treaty of Parsis 1873 (original 13 colonies)
This December holiday celebrates the birth of Jesus and is observed with gift‑giving and family gatherings.
What is Christmas
This process, used when the United States took control of Texas in 1845, happens when a nation adds a territory or region into its existing borders—usually without buying it or winning it in a war.
annexation
This European capital city was the site where the 1783 Treaty of Paris was negotiated and signed, officially ending the American Revolution
Paris France
This article set the new boundaries of the United States, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to this major western river.
Article 2
Illinois became part of the United States because it was included in this early American territory created after the Revolutionary War—land the U.S. gained from Great Britain through the 1783 Treaty of Paris.
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Northwest territory , treaty of paris 1783
Families often hang this greenery in doorways, inviting anyone beneath it to share a kiss.
what is mistletoe
The belief in the 1800s that the United States was meant to expand across the continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.. The belief it was destined by GOD
Manifest Destiny
This group of three countries signed the 1783 Treaty of Paris, officially ending the American Revolution and recognizing U.S. independence.
United States and British
This article required Great Britain to withdraw all troops from American territory “with all convenient speed.”
article 7
Name the states that we got from the Louisiana Purchase.
Louisiana
Arkansas
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota (western part)
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Montana (part)
Wyoming (part)
Colorado (part)
“This tradition involves leaving food out for Santa, usually cookies and this beverage.”
milk
A law passed in 1862 that gave settlers 160 acres of free land in the West if they lived on it and improved it for five years
Homestead Act
what were the new boundaries of the United states after the treaty of Paris was signed
The new boundaries extended from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Mississippi in the west and from Canada in the north to spanish florida in the south
This article encouraged states to return property taken from Loyalists during the war, though it was not strictly enforced.
article 5
In 1867, the United States negotiated a major land deal to acquire Alaska. Which nation agreed to sell it?
Russia
This tradition, rooted in ancient winter festivals, explains why evergreens became a symbol of hope and endurance during Christmas celebrations.”
Christmas Tree
This innovation of the 1800s didn’t just move people west — it reshaped time itself by forcing the United States to create standardized time zones so trains could run safely and on schedule.
what is railroad
this battle was the last battle of the wwar that determined that America won the war, and what date did the British surrender (2 part question)
Battle of Yorktown and October 1781
This article protected American access to valuable fishing areas off the coast of Newfoundland and in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
what is article 3
This future state is the only one that contains land from all three of these major territorial expansions: the Louisiana Purchase (1803), the Mexican Cession (1848), and the Texas Annexation (1845).
What is Colorado?
This Christmas tradition, now common in many homes, began as a way for families to symbolize hospitality by keeping a light burning for travelers during the winter season.”
What is placing a candle in the window