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Treaty of Paris
In 1763 after Great Britain won the war, and the Treaty Paris required France and Spain to give land to the British. France gave up all the land around the Mississippi River and
Canada while Spain gave up Flordia.
after the treaty, France no longer had ANY mainland on North America. The French missions to spain was gone. -
Marques de Rubi
In 1766 the Marques de Rubi began an inspection tour of the region's presidios. As he traveled through Texas the next year, he grew increasingly concerned about conditions there. Most of the presidios needed repairs and were staffed by soldiers who lived in poverty, often without decent uniforms or equipment. One soldier reported, "This company lacks arms, horses, coats, and in a word everything necessary to carry out its obligations [duties]." -
United State gain Independence
The Americans declared independence on July 4, 1776, raised armies under the command of General George Washington, forged a military alliance with France, and captured the two main British invasion armies. Nationalists replaced the governing Articles of Confederation to strengthen the federal government's powers of defense and taxation with the Constitution of the United States in 1789, still in effect today. -
American Revolution begins
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America. They first rejected the authority of the Parliament of Great Britain to govern them from overseas without representation, and then expelled all royal officials. By 1774 each colony had established a Provincial Congress. -
Louisiana Purchase
In 1800 a land dal known as the Louisana purches took place. This deal forced Spain to sell Louisiana back to the French... who in turn sold it to the U.S. in 1803. This doubled the size of the U.S
