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Treaty of Paris ends American Revolutionary War; U.S. boundaries confirmed as Canada on North, Mississippi River on west, Florida on south.
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Washington warned the new nation to avoid "inveterate antipathies" and "passionate attachments" to any foreign nation; permanent alliances should be avoided, but temporary alliances were okay; warned against use of political parties
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purchased from France for $15,000,000; original goal was to secure the port of New Orleans; Jefferson viewed purchase as unconstitutional, but did it anyway
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Spain ceded FL and gave up all claims to Oregon; in return the US gave up claims to Texas and assumed $5,000,000 worth of civilian claims against Spain; western boundary of Louisiana Purchase formalized
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European powers should no longer colonize the Americas or interfere with the affairs of sovereign nations located in the Americas; in return, the US planned to stay neutral in wars between European powers
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guaranteed equal opportunity of trade and the sovereignty of the Chinese governmentLink text
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President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideologyLink text
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Vice President Biden spoke with President Poroshenko and Prime Minister Groysman and informed President Poroshenko that the United States had approved a third $1 billion loan guarantee agreement, which will support continued progress on Ukrainian reforms.Link text
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The U.S. military stepped up preparations on Tuesday for a possible strike against the Syrian regime after Washington said it picked up signs that President Bashar al-Assad was preparing to use chemical weapons again.Link text
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Mr. Trump has focused more on non-China subjects, such as withdrawing the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade agreement among a group of Asian and Pacific nations that did not include China.Link text
