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The Declaration of Independence was written and signed declaring independence from Great Britain so the colonists could create their own nation, the United States of America. -
France and the US became allies in 1778 to stand by each other and against the ultimate enemy, Great Britain. -
Richard Henry Lee wrote the Articles of Confederation as a formal plan to unify the colonies in 1777 but it wasn't ratified until 1781 when Maryland finally approved the articles. -
They adopted the basic land ordinance for congress met to divide western territories into towns including a public lot for a school in every town. -
Delegates from most states met to propose new plans for the government like the Virginia plan and the New Jersey Plan. -
The US purchased the land from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains from France -
British troops during the War of 1812 arrived in Washington to set fire to the Capital and other buildings like the presidents house and the Treasury. -
A financial panic spread across the country as the trade money from the War of 1812 came to an abrupt halt. -
The Monroe Doctrine, written by James Monroe, was released to warn European Countries not to interfere with U.S. affairs. -
Texas, a formerly independent nation from Mexico, was annexed into the United States when the Mexican-American War ended and the US claimed their border at the Rio Grande.
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