In 1783, the treaty of paris
confined the united states to territories held by the colonies before the war

ceded far more territory to the united states than the colonies had won in the war

gave all british territories west of the appalachian mountains to france

sold the territory around the great lakes to the united states

Where did the term “iron curtain” originate? the warsaw pact used the term iron curtain as a code word for communism. in a 1946 speech, british prime minister winston churchill said an iron curtain had fallen across the continent of europe. while visiting western europe in 1946, u. s. president harry truman commented that the mountains there looked like iron curtains. russian general secretary joseph stalin instructed citizens of eastern europe to hang iron curtains over their windows to protect themselves from stray bullets.