The Treaty of Paris (1783) was signed on September 3, 1783, formally ending the American Revolutionary War commemorated by America250.
The agreement was signed in Paris by representatives of Great Britain and the United States. Britain recognized the thirteen former colonies as free, sovereign, and independent states. The treaty also established boundaries for the new United States, including territory extending west to the Mississippi River.
Peace negotiations had begun after the American victory at Yorktown in 1781. Preliminary articles were agreed in November 1782, but the definitive treaty was not signed until September 3, 1783. Britain and the United States later completed the ratification process, and the treaty became effective in 1784.
The Treaty of Paris is distinct from the broader Peace of Paris, a group of agreements that also addressed Britain’s wars with France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic. It is also different from the 1763 Treaty of Paris, which ended the Seven Years’ War.