i knew france was first given their general position but wtf is going on with morocco haha
CantConfirmOrDeny on
I wonder who’ll be the first to de-recognize us.
No_Independent_4416 on
You forgot to include the 1st country to recognize the USA as a country; The United States of America.
Tony_Friendly on
The Revolutionary War didn’t end until 1783, so Morocco had our back pretty much from the jump.
SidJag on
Wasn’t the ‘US’ that was recognised, just the 13 colonies on the east coast?
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cursedace on
Would love to know how much this pissed off England at the time. I bet they were fuming.
ARatOnATrain on
Hawaii recognized the independence of the US in 1826. Texas recognized in 1837.
Connect-Idea-1944 on
Let’s unrecognize it
riftnet on
Have they said thank you once?
Ralzes on
That’s not what the United States looked like in the 1780s though
vladgrinch on
France because of the rivalry with The British empire?
radbradradbradrad on
“America? Is that you? I barely recognized you! Get over here and give me a hug!”
gerardinox on
Would’ve been nice to show the map from then instead of a current one. I mean this specially on how the US and Spain have changed since
justxsal on
So first country to recognize the US was a Muslim country. They should keep that in mind.
Also we need to hear a thank you.
SeallyHeally2 on
why is there a random lake in north mexico
grendel303 on
Except it was just 13 British colonies around then. About 2.5 million people, barely a sliver of what’s shown in yellow.
By contrast in 1770, Spain’s American empire was a vast territory, extending from Florida to California, and including Louisiana.
Spain, though officially neutral, secretly aided the American colonies in their fight against Great Britain. This assistance was primarily through providing financial support and supplying goods, while maintaining the pretense of neutrality to avoid a formal alliance that would have risked their own colonial empire. Spain’s actions were motivated by a desire to weaken Great Britain and ultimately secure their own strategic interests in the Americas.
gratisargott on
On behalf of all of Sweden, I just want to say that this might have been a bit of a mistake
Bunchere on
I feel like a map trying to display information this specific should have the borders of that period. I’ve seen a ton that’s inaccurate because either borders change or there are countries that don’t exist anymore or have yet to exist.
mrsheepyhead on
With the current US i wish we could turn this back 🙈
C0d3An0n2 on
Fun is over, we can stop recognising the US now
sabenani on
The US recognizes all the territory of Morocco including western sahara, least this map could do is get this right when it’s naming USA’s oldest ally
Otherwise-Juice-3528 on
Everytime I see this stuff I picture us being at a park and someone going “Hey, I recognize that country!”
Big-Cap558 on
Did they even say thank you?
RelevantMetaUsername on
Morocco being the first to recognize the US as an independent nation is one of my favorite trivia questions. It’s just so unexpected and not something you would ever guess correctly.
Click_To_Submit on
The USA is now 99% globally recognized — as a newborn dictatorship.
AlarmingAffect0 on
Pity the USA have become unrecognizable.
blufin on
Lol, Muslims were the first to recognise the USA.
emuu1 on
It’s missing the Republic of Ragusa which recognized USA in 1783. Nowadays the republic does not exist, it’s a part of Croatia.
satoru_is_here on
This is also “the five countries that hate the British Empire the most.”
Iram_Echo_PP2001 on
Morroco is the big guy right here 💪🏼🇲🇦
Sebassie99 on
Can we rescind our recognition? (From the Netherlands 🇳🇱)
rainbowtoasti on
Bet they’re regretting that right about now
Dry_Durian_3154 on
Did they say “Thank You” ?
taceau on
Yeah, yeah, yeah, we should never have done it.
GASC3005 on
And now Trump is ruining the relationships with those same countries…
Kamanchikid on
Morocco?
SumoHeadbutt on
those countries did so because they were opponents/rivals of England
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i knew france was first given their general position but wtf is going on with morocco haha
I wonder who’ll be the first to de-recognize us.
You forgot to include the 1st country to recognize the USA as a country; The United States of America.
The Revolutionary War didn’t end until 1783, so Morocco had our back pretty much from the jump.
Wasn’t the ‘US’ that was recognised, just the 13 colonies on the east coast?
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Would love to know how much this pissed off England at the time. I bet they were fuming.
Hawaii recognized the independence of the US in 1826. Texas recognized in 1837.
Let’s unrecognize it
Have they said thank you once?
That’s not what the United States looked like in the 1780s though
France because of the rivalry with The British empire?
“America? Is that you? I barely recognized you! Get over here and give me a hug!”
Would’ve been nice to show the map from then instead of a current one. I mean this specially on how the US and Spain have changed since
So first country to recognize the US was a Muslim country. They should keep that in mind.
Also we need to hear a thank you.
why is there a random lake in north mexico
Except it was just 13 British colonies around then. About 2.5 million people, barely a sliver of what’s shown in yellow.
By contrast in 1770, Spain’s American empire was a vast territory, extending from Florida to California, and including Louisiana.
Spain, though officially neutral, secretly aided the American colonies in their fight against Great Britain. This assistance was primarily through providing financial support and supplying goods, while maintaining the pretense of neutrality to avoid a formal alliance that would have risked their own colonial empire. Spain’s actions were motivated by a desire to weaken Great Britain and ultimately secure their own strategic interests in the Americas.
On behalf of all of Sweden, I just want to say that this might have been a bit of a mistake
I feel like a map trying to display information this specific should have the borders of that period. I’ve seen a ton that’s inaccurate because either borders change or there are countries that don’t exist anymore or have yet to exist.
With the current US i wish we could turn this back 🙈
Fun is over, we can stop recognising the US now
The US recognizes all the territory of Morocco including western sahara, least this map could do is get this right when it’s naming USA’s oldest ally
Everytime I see this stuff I picture us being at a park and someone going “Hey, I recognize that country!”
Did they even say thank you?
Morocco being the first to recognize the US as an independent nation is one of my favorite trivia questions. It’s just so unexpected and not something you would ever guess correctly.
The USA is now 99% globally recognized — as a newborn dictatorship.
Pity the USA have become unrecognizable.
Lol, Muslims were the first to recognise the USA.
It’s missing the Republic of Ragusa which recognized USA in 1783. Nowadays the republic does not exist, it’s a part of Croatia.
This is also “the five countries that hate the British Empire the most.”
Morroco is the big guy right here 💪🏼🇲🇦
Can we rescind our recognition? (From the Netherlands 🇳🇱)
Bet they’re regretting that right about now
Did they say “Thank You” ?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, we should never have done it.
And now Trump is ruining the relationships with those same countries…
Morocco?
those countries did so because they were opponents/rivals of England
Morocco was a country in 1777?