Europe and the United States (1776-1860) By underthesea95 Jan 10, 1776 Thomas Paine publishes "Common Sense" against the British Government Feb 28, 1780 Catherine II (Russia) proclaims League of Armed Neutrality This event helps America by placing most of the European powers against Great Britain Oct 5, 1780 Congress approves the principles of Russia's League of 1780 Sep 10, 1785 US and Prussia sign a commercial treaty