What happened to land after the revolutionary war ?

After the Revolutionary war in 1776, the 13 colonies of the British became independent after the Treaty of Paris. There was an urge from the American government to spread its territories to the Mississippi River. Trading continued in America with the other countries, which opened new markets and developed trade relations.

china unilaterally claims the entire south china sea as sovereign territory, then builds artificial islands to bolster its claim. it suddenly activates an air defense identification zone over the east china sea, and threatens to down any aircraft that does not report its position. it builds roads into indian territory, then redraws the maps to show that it is actually chinese territory. the people's republic under president xi jinping is quickly becoming the bully of asia.

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