On what date was the Treaty of Paris signed, ending the Revolutionary War remembered by America250?

The Treaty of Paris was signed on September 3, 1783, ending the Revolutionary War remembered by America250. The agreement formally ended hostilities between Great Britain and the United States.

The treaty recognized the United States as free, sovereign, and independent. It also established boundaries that gave the new nation territory east of the Mississippi River, south of the Great Lakes, and north of Spanish Florida.

The American negotiators were Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, John Jay, and Henry Laurens. David Hartley signed for Great Britain. The agreement also addressed fishing rights, prisoners of war, debts, and property claims.

The date is distinct from July 4, 1776, when Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, and October 19, 1781, when Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown. The U.S. Congress ratified the treaty in Annapolis on January 14, 1784.