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    Treaty of Paris (1783) - Wikipedia

    • The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States on September 3, 1783, officially ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized the Thirteen Colonies, which had been part of colonial British America, to be free, sovereign and independent states. The treaty set the boun… See more

    Agreement

    Peace negotiations began in Paris in April 1782, following the victory of George Washington and the
    The … See more

    Terms

    The treaty and the separate peace treaties between Great Britain and the three colonial powers that supported the American cause, France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic, are known collectively as the … See more

    DraftedNovember 30, 1782
    SignedSeptember 3, 1783
    EffectiveMay 12, 1784
    Consequences

    Historians have often commented that the treaty was very generous to the United States in terms of greatly enlarged boundaries. Historians such as Alvord, Harlow, and Ritcheson have emphasized that British … See more

    See also

    Confederation Period, the era of United States history in the 1780s following the American Revolutionary War and prior to the ratification of the US Constitution
    Diplomacy in the American Revolutionary WarSee more