MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
NORTHWEST ORDINANCE
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US is under English rule
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US gained the Northwest Territory
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US allowed to have slavery
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Treaty of Paris was signed by U.S. and British Representatives on September 3, 1783, ending the War of the American Revolution. Based on a1782 preliminary treaty, the agreement recognized U.S. independence and granted the U.S. significant western territory.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the United States, recognized American independence and established borders for the new nation.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years’ War between Great Britain and France, as well as their respective allies. In the terms of the treaty, France gave up all its territories in mainland North America, effectively ending any foreign military threat to the British colonies there.
Detailed explanation-4: -Negotiations to end the war included debates about how far west the western border of the United States would be. According to the Treaty of Paris, the final agreement was that the Mississippi River would be the western border of the United States.
Detailed explanation-5: -The French ended up losing all of their holdings in North America, divided along the Mississippi River. Spain gained all of “West Louisiana, ” which was mostly unexplored territory, save settlements on the river (including New Orleans). Britain gained Canada, East Louisiana, and Florida.