Which treaty formally ended the American Revolutionary War, a turning point remembered by America250?

The Treaty of Paris (1783) formally ended the American Revolutionary War, a turning point remembered by America250.

Representatives of Great Britain and the United States signed the treaty in Paris on September 3, 1783. It recognized the United States as free, sovereign, and independent, ending the war that had begun with the fighting at Lexington and Concord. The agreement followed preliminary articles signed in 1782.

The treaty also established broad boundaries for the new nation. The United States gained territory east of the Mississippi River, south of the Great Lakes, and north of Spanish Florida. Britain retained Canada, while Spain recovered Florida from Britain through a separate settlement connected with the wider Peace of Paris.

The treaty’s signing did not instantly settle every issue. Questions about debts, Loyalist property, prisoners, and British military posts remained contentious. The agreement is sometimes confused with the Treaty of Paris of 1763, which ended the Seven Years’ War and expanded Britain’s control in North America.