The Treaty of Paris officially ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the United States. It was signed on September 3, 1783, after years of military conflict and negotiations.
The treaty recognized the United States as an independent nation and established boundaries extending west to the Mississippi River, north to the Great Lakes, and south to Spanish Florida. It also addressed debts, Loyalist property, prisoners, and other consequences of the war.
The Treaty of Paris is distinct from the 1778 Treaty of Alliance with France, which helped the United States fight the war, and from the 1783 treaties involving Britain and other belligerents. The agreement’s recognition of American independence is a key endpoint in the longer historical story that America250 invites the public to explore.