Treaty of Paris (1783)

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 state of conflict between the two countries and acknowledged the Thirteen Colonies, which had been part of colonial British America, as an independent and sovereign nation.

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Treaty of Paris (1783)

The Definitive Treaty of Peace Between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United States of America
The first page of the Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783
Drafted	November 30, 1782
Signed	September 3, 1783
Location	Paris, Kingdom of France
Effective	May 12, 1784
Condition	Ratification by the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United States
Signatories	David Hartley John Adams Benjamin Franklin John Jay
Parties	Great Britain  United States
Depositary	United States government[1]
Language	English
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The treaty set the boundaries between British North America, later called Canada and the United States, on lines the British labeled as "exceedingly generous".[2] Details included fishing rights and restoration of property and prisoners of war.

This treaty and the separate peace treaties between Great Britain and the nations that supported the American cause, including France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic, are known collectively as the Peace of Paris.[3][4] Only Article 1 of the treaty, which acknowledges the United States' existence as free, sovereign, and independent states, remains in force.[5]