The Treaty of Paris formally ended the American Revolutionary War in 1783.
Representatives of Great Britain and the United States signed the treaty in Paris on September 3, 1783. Its first article recognized the United States as free, sovereign, and independent states, giving formal international recognition to American independence.
The treaty also established boundaries between the United States and British North America, granted American fishermen rights in important North Atlantic waters, addressed debts and Loyalist property, and required the release of prisoners of war. The agreement followed preliminary articles signed in 1782.
The Treaty of Paris is distinct from the 1783 peace agreements involving Britain, France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic. Together, those agreements are often called the Peace of Paris, but the American-British settlement is specifically known as the Treaty of Paris of 1783. The treaty was ratified by both countries in 1784.