The Treaty of Paris of 1783, ending the American Revolutionary War, was signed in Paris.
Representatives of Great Britain and the United States signed the peace treaty on September 3, 1783, in the capital of the Kingdom of France. The agreement formally ended the war between the two countries and recognized the United States as an independent nation.
The American negotiators were John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay. Henry Laurens was also appointed to the negotiating team, although he arrived after the preliminary articles had been agreed. David Hartley signed for Great Britain on behalf of King George III.
The treaty established the new nation’s boundaries, extending west to the Mississippi River and south to Spanish Florida. It also addressed debts, Loyalist property, and the withdrawal of British forces. The treaty was ratified by the United States in January 1784 and became effective after the required exchanges in May.