Which document formally ended the American Revolutionary War when signed in 1783?

The Treaty of Paris formally ended the American Revolutionary War when it was signed on September 3, 1783.

Representatives of Great Britain and the United States negotiated the agreement in Paris. Britain recognized the independence and sovereignty of the United States, ending the conflict between the former colonies and the British government.

The treaty established American territory reaching west to the Mississippi River, north to the Great Lakes, and south to Spanish Florida. It also addressed debts, Loyalist property, prisoners, and fishing rights. The agreement followed the military surrender at Yorktown by nearly two years.

The Treaty of Paris was part of a wider set of peace agreements often called the Peace of Paris. Separate treaties dealt with Britain’s conflicts with France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic. The American treaty is therefore more specific than the general name “Peace of Paris.”