Which treaty formally ended the American Revolutionary War, a milestone included in America250 history?

The Treaty of Paris (1783) formally ended the American Revolutionary War, a milestone included in America250 history.

Representatives of Great Britain and the United States signed the treaty in Paris on September 3, 1783. Britain recognized the thirteen former colonies as free, sovereign, and independent states.

The agreement also established boundaries for the new United States, including territory reaching west to the Mississippi River and south to Spanish Florida. The United States accepted obligations involving debts and Loyalist property, while both sides agreed to end hostilities.

The treaty followed the American and French victory at Yorktown, but peace negotiations took time. The Continental Congress ratified the treaty on January 14, 1784, and the ratifications were exchanged later that year. The Treaty of Paris is distinct from the 1763 treaty that ended the French and Indian War and from the 1783 treaties involving Britain, France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic.