The Treaty of Paris (1783), which ended the American Revolutionary War linked to America250, was signed on September 3, 1783.
The agreement was signed in Paris by representatives of Great Britain and the United States. It formally ended the war and required Britain to recognize the United States as a free, sovereign, and independent nation. The treaty also established boundaries for the new country and addressed fishing rights, debts, Loyalist property, prisoners, and access to the Mississippi River.
The date can be confused with other important milestones. Preliminary articles were signed on November 30, 1782, while the Confederation Congress ratified the treaty on January 14, 1784. The British surrender at Yorktown occurred on October 19, 1781, but that military victory did not itself legally end the war.
Although fighting had largely stopped after Yorktown, negotiations continued for months. The treaty’s signing provided the formal diplomatic conclusion to the conflict that began with the Revolutionary War and led to American independence.