How the U.S. acquired its lands — as Trump eyes territorial expansion
President Donald Trump has refused to rule out military coercion to acquire Greenland and the Panama Canal, and he suggested ...
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January 1899: Senate Debate over Ratification of the Treaty of Paris
After the Treaty of Paris ... vassal states, in which one class must forever rule and other classes must forever obey." Senator Knute Nelson exclaimed, "Providence has given the United States ...
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What is National Ratification Day? Here's what the historic move meant for the US
This Tuesday isn’t just any other Tuesday – the day marks 241 years since the United States was formally ... and it wasn't until the Treaty of Paris' signing in 1783 that Britain formally ...
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Your View: Constitutional challenges define American history and future
In 1783, the Treaty of Paris officially ended the American Revolution, the United States was recognized as a sovereign nation, and George Washington was sworn in as our first president ...
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TREATY OF PARIS RATIFIED
officially establishing the United States as an independent and sovereign nation. The Continental Congress approved preliminary articles of peace on April 15, 1783. The treaty, signed in Paris on ...
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Trump signs actions to pull US out of Paris climate agreement, intends to promote fossil fuels and mineral mining
Trump’s day-one actions on energy come as climate change-fueled fires ravage Southern California, following the globe’s ...
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Consett man's quest to get recognition for County Durham poet whose work featured in the Chronicle in 1783
The Treaty of Paris in 1783 recognised the independence of the United States and was a significant ... John Scott of Amwell provides brief explanations after the number of most of the published ...