Which treaty formally ended the American Revolutionary War, a conflict central to America250 history?

The Treaty of Paris (1783) formally ended the American Revolutionary War. Representatives of Great Britain and the United States signed it in Paris on September 3, 1783.

The treaty recognized the former Thirteen Colonies as free, sovereign, and independent states. Britain also relinquished its claims to the government, property, and territorial rights of the new United States.

The agreement followed the military surrender at Yorktown in 1781, but fighting and negotiations continued afterward. The treaty therefore marked the formal diplomatic conclusion rather than the moment of the final major battlefield victory.

The Treaty of Paris was part of the wider Peace of Paris, a group of agreements involving Britain and the European powers that had supported the American cause. Its terms established U.S. boundaries that later changed through additional treaties and territorial expansion.