The Treaty of Paris was signed in Paris in 1783, formally ending the American Revolutionary War.
Representatives of the United States and Great Britain signed the treaty on September 3, 1783. The American signers included Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, John Jay, and Henry Laurens; David Hartley signed for Britain. The agreement recognized the United States as free, sovereign, and independent states.
The treaty also established boundaries for the new nation, extending west to the Mississippi River and north toward British North America. It addressed fishing rights, debts, prisoners of war, and property claims involving Loyalists. Congress ratified the treaty on January 14, 1784, in Annapolis, Maryland.
Paris can be confused with Versailles because separate peace agreements with France and Spain were also signed at Versailles in 1783. Together, these agreements are often called the Peace of Paris, but the specific Anglo-American treaty was signed in Paris.