Which 1783 treaty recognized the United States as independent and ended the American Revolutionary War?

The Treaty of Paris (1783) recognized the United States as independent and ended the American Revolutionary War.

Representatives of the United States and Great Britain signed the treaty in Paris on September 3, 1783. The American negotiators included Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, John Jay, and Henry Laurens, while David Hartley represented Britain.

The agreement defined major boundaries for the new nation, including territory west to the Mississippi River and north to the Great Lakes. It also addressed fishing rights, debts, prisoners of war, and property belonging to Loyalists.

The treaty is sometimes confused with the Peace of Paris, the broader group of agreements that ended the war between Britain and several opposing powers. The United States treaty itself was ratified by the Congress of the Confederation on January 14, 1784.