If your talking about before the revolution here is ur answer just look at the picture attached to this
<span>The United States shared a common language and literature with Britain</span>
C. Robert E. Lee was the commander of the southern forces during the civil war.
They wanted to avoid being drawn into conflicts between the global superpowers.
Congress passed a law that said that the president had to go through congress to send troops overseas but the president could send troops overseas for 30 days but anything more than that he would have to go through congress