The Treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolutionary War was signed in Paris in 1783.
Representatives of the United States and Great Britain signed the treaty on September 3, 1783. Britain recognized the United States as free, sovereign, and independent, formally ending the war between the two countries.
The agreement also established broad boundaries for the new United States, extending west to the Mississippi River, north toward British North America, and south to Spanish Florida. It addressed fishing rights, debts, property, prisoners, and the treatment of Loyalists.
The Treaty of Paris was part of the wider Peace of Paris, which included separate agreements involving Britain, France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic. The U.S. Congress ratified the treaty on January 14, 1784, in Annapolis, Maryland.