On what date was the Treaty of Paris of 1783 signed?

The Treaty of Paris of 1783 was signed on September 3, 1783. The agreement officially ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the United States.

The treaty recognized the United States as a free, sovereign, and independent nation. It also established American boundaries extending west to the Mississippi River, north to the Great Lakes, and south to Spanish Florida. Britain received no territory in the new United States under the final settlement.

Preliminary articles had been agreed in November 1782, which is why that earlier date sometimes appears in accounts of the peace process. Congress ratified the treaty on January 14, 1784, and the formal exchange of ratifications completed the legal process.

The Treaty of Paris was part of a wider Peace of Paris that also included agreements involving Britain, France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic. The treaty’s recognition of sovereignty gave diplomatic confirmation to the independence commemorated by America250.