Which 1783 treaty formally ended the American Revolutionary War, a milestone remembered by America250?

The Treaty of Paris (1783) formally ended the American Revolutionary War, a milestone remembered by America250.

Representatives of Great Britain and the United States signed the treaty in Paris on September 3, 1783. The American signers were John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay; David Hartley signed for Britain on behalf of King George III.

The agreement recognized the United States as a free, sovereign, and independent nation. It also established boundaries reaching west to the Mississippi River, north to the Great Lakes, and south to Spanish Florida, while granting Americans fishing rights near Newfoundland.

The treaty followed the British surrender at Yorktown in 1781, but fighting and negotiations continued afterward. It is often confused with the Peace of Paris, the broader group of agreements that ended Britain’s wars with several European powers. The Treaty of Paris itself specifically settled the war between Britain and the United States.