Which 1783 treaty officially ended the American Revolutionary War between Britain and the United States?

The Treaty of Paris (1783) officially ended the American Revolutionary War between Britain and the United States.

The treaty was signed in Paris on September 3, 1783, after peace negotiations that followed the American victory at Yorktown. The American negotiators were John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, and Henry Laurens, while David Hartley signed for Britain. The agreement recognized the United States as free, sovereign, and independent.

Its terms also established boundaries for the new nation, extending west to the Mississippi River, north to the Great Lakes, and south to Spanish Florida. Britain additionally agreed to withdraw its forces and address debts and property claims connected with the war.

The Treaty of Paris is sometimes confused with the Peace of Paris, the broader group of agreements that ended Britain’s wars with several European powers in 1783. The American treaty was specifically the agreement between Great Britain and the United States. Congress ratified it on January 14, 1784, completing the American peace process.