Timeline (World Manifest Destiny)

1821

 * The Colony of Libera is established on the western coast of Africa.
 * To compete with its former oppressor Great Britain, James Monroe forms the Department of Colonial Affairs to oversee affairs of Liberia.

1823

 * Jacob Taylor gains a charter by Congress to establish an American settlement in Northern Australia.
 * The colony, known as New Plymouth, quickly becomes a haven for Native Australians fleeing British genocide.

1824

 * The British government institutes a warning to the American government to abandon New Plymouth, as they claim Australia to be a "zone of British interest".
 * However, recently elected President Nathaniel Macon refused Britain's claim stating that "unsettled regions should be open to the colonization of everyone".
 * British ships in New South Wales attack New Plymouth, leading to the American-British War.

1826

 * Britain surrenders after two years of fighting, leading to the signing of the Treaty of Philadelphia.
 * The treaty forces Britain to surrender all of its colonial possessions to America, officially founding the American Empire.

1827

 * The United States Congress signs the Commonwealth Act of 1827, reforming the United States government so that the colonies would be given representation in Congress.