On what date did representatives sign the Treaty of Paris ending the American Revolutionary War?

Representatives signed the Treaty of Paris on September 3, 1783, officially ending the American Revolutionary War.

The agreement was signed in Paris by representatives of Great Britain and the United States. The American delegation included Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay. Britain recognized the former Thirteen Colonies as free, sovereign, and independent states.

The treaty followed the British surrender at Yorktown in 1781, but military operations and negotiations continued afterward. A preliminary peace agreement was drafted in November 1782, and the definitive treaty was signed the next year. The treaty also established boundaries for the new United States and addressed issues involving debts, Loyalists, fishing rights, and prisoners.

Yorktown therefore marked a decisive military victory, while the Treaty of Paris provided the formal diplomatic end to the war. The treaty became effective after ratification by both governments in 1784.