Securing Independence (1781-1783)

Question 1

Articles of Confederation (1781)

Answer 1

First U.S. government; weak central authority.

Question 2

Treaty of Paris (1783)

Answer 2

Officially ended the war; Britain recognized U.S. independence.

Question 3

New U.S. Boundaries

Answer 3

Extended from the Atlantic to the Mississippi River.

Question 4

Republican Government

Answer 4

New focus on self-rule and representative democracy.