Which treaty ended the American Revolutionary War by having Great Britain recognize U.S. independence?

The Treaty of Paris (1783) ended the American Revolutionary War by having Great Britain recognize United States independence.

Representatives signed the treaty in Paris on September 3, 1783. The American negotiators were Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, John Jay, and Henry Laurens, while David Hartley represented Great Britain. Article 1 acknowledged the former Thirteen Colonies as free, sovereign, and independent states.

The treaty also established generous boundaries for the new nation, extending west to the Mississippi River, north to British North America, and south to Spanish Florida. It granted American fishermen rights in waters near Newfoundland and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and addressed debts, prisoners, and Loyalist property.

The Treaty of Paris is sometimes confused with the broader Peace of Paris, the group of agreements that settled Britain’s conflicts with France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic. Congress ratified the American treaty in Annapolis on January 14, 1784.