The Treaty of Paris formally ended the American Revolutionary War after the independence celebrated by America250.
Representatives of Great Britain and the United States signed the treaty in Paris on September 3, 1783. Britain recognized the United States as free, sovereign, and independent states, confirming the political result announced in 1776.
The agreement also established broad boundaries for the new nation, including territory east of the Mississippi River and south of British Canada. It addressed fishing rights, debts, prisoners of war, and property claims connected with the conflict.
The Treaty of Paris is sometimes confused with the Peace of Paris, the wider group of agreements that also covered Britain’s settlements with France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic. The treaty with the United States is the specific agreement that recognized American independence.