The original 13 colonies gained their independence from Great Britain. Later other states such as California, Texas, Florida, New Mexico gained their independence from Spain. Alaska was bought from Russia. Many of the mid-west states (Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, the Dakotas, etc) came as part of the Louisiana purchase from the control of France. Michigan was also part of Canada, and therefore under British control, for a few years. Washington state and Oregon were ceded to US control by the UK in the Oregon Treaty.
the constitution and bill of right allowed US to gain independence from the UK during the revolutionary war these were signed in philladelphia
King George III was king of the UK in 1776.
The US and the UK play the most ten pin bowling.
UK, USSR, and France
66 Countries gained independence from the U.K
AnswerWell i suppose the answer would be The Republic of Ireland.
The Bahamas gained independence from the UK in 1973
India gained independence from the UK in 1947.
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Jamaica gained its independance from the UK on the 6th of August 1962
Although some of Britain's possessions in Africa gained independence before other nations' (such as South Africa, Egypt and Sudan), the UK also owned the last colony in Africa (Southern Rhodesia). Not all their colonies gained independence before other nations'. South Africa gained independence so early because they had a stable government controlled by whites. Egypt gained independence so early because there was a huge nationalist movement (which was aided and strengthened by Germany). Sudan gained independence because its sovereignty was shared by both Egypt and the UK. Egypt wanted Sudan to become independent, so they pretty much abandoned their shared colony. The UK needed Egypt to also take part in Sudanese affairs, so they had trouble controlling Sudan without them, which forced the UK to let Sudan become independent.
Cameroon gained it's independence in 1961.
The original 13 colonies gained their independence from Great Britain. Later other states such as California, Texas, Florida, New Mexico gained their independence from Spain. Alaska was bought from Russia. Many of the mid-west states (Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, the Dakotas, etc) came as part of the Louisiana purchase from the control of France. Michigan was also part of Canada, and therefore under British control, for a few years. Washington state and Oregon were ceded to US control by the UK in the Oregon Treaty.
19 countries are bigger than the UK
Sudan was known as Anglo-Egyptian Sudan beginning in 1899 until it gained its independence. It was jointly controlled and owned by both the United Kingdom and Egypt, gaining its independence in 1956.
Independence Day, which is celebrated in the US on the 4th of July every year, received its name from the occurance we're actually celebrating: the day the United States gained its independence from the ruling monarchy of the UK. The adoption of the Declaration of Independence happened on July 4, 1776.