The death of archduke Francis Ferdinand of Hungary was the initial cause of ww1. However there was a build up to ww1. Countries had new powerful weapons and wanted to capitalise on this. The navy’s of many countries were being expanded. Political disagreements between countries led to increased tensions.
They gained new rights because they had contributed to the overthrow of the French. They gained prestige because they had fought alongside the new settlers of their land.
George Washington took over treaty negotiations with the Creek Nation of First Nations and also took a line of neutrality in foreign affairs since he knew his country was militarily rather weak since it was a fledgling country so preferred to not make war on foreign powers.
Which country could legally trade with the colonies
No the Declaration of Independence was not intended to be a formal declaration of war since "<span>There was no need to declare war, as this power had yet to be established" and because it was implied. </span>
