The American Legation
June 12th 2018 The United States declared independence from England in 1776. Maybe you heard about it, it was kind of a big deal.
Quick, which was the first country to recognize the new nation? If you answered France you would be almost correct; France was the second country to recognize the United States, in February of 1778. But the very first country to recognize the United States was Morocco in 1777. Of c
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