Treaty of Paris (1783)

The Treaty of Paris of 1783 was the agreement that formally ended the American Revolutionary War, signed by representatives of Great Britain and the United States. The American negotiators were Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and John Jay. Britain recognized the independence of the United States and agreed to boundaries stretching west to the Mississippi River, north to the Great Lakes and south to Spanish Florida. The treaty also dealt with fishing rights off Newfoundland, the payment of debts and the treatment of Loyalists, issues that caused later disputes. At the same time Britain made separate peace treaties with France, Spain and the Netherlands.

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