The Treaty of Paris (1783) formally ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the United States.
Representatives signed the treaty in Paris on September 3, 1783. The American signers were Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, John Jay, and Henry Laurens, while David Hartley represented Britain on behalf of King George III.
The agreement recognized the United States as free, sovereign, and independent. It also established boundaries for the new nation, including territory extending west to the Mississippi River and south to Spanish Florida. Congress ratified the treaty on January 14, 1784.
The treaty is sometimes confused with the broader Peace of Paris, a group of agreements that ended several connected conflicts involving Britain, France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic. The Treaty of Paris specifically refers to the British-American agreement. It also differs from the 1763 and 1898 treaties that share the same city in their names.