Which treaty officially ended the American Revolutionary War, a turning point leading toward America250?

The Treaty of Paris (1783) officially ended the American Revolutionary War, a turning point leading toward America250.

Representatives of Great Britain and the United States signed the treaty in Paris on September 3, 1783. It recognized the former Thirteen Colonies as free, sovereign, and independent states. The agreement established the diplomatic conclusion of the conflict that had begun with armed fighting in 1775.

The American negotiators were John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay, with Henry Laurens involved in the negotiations. The treaty set the new nation’s boundaries broadly from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River and from the Great Lakes to Spanish Florida. It also addressed fishing rights and other postwar matters.

The treaty is often confused with the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812 in 1814. It is also distinct from the Treaty of Paris of 1763, which ended the Seven Years’ War. Congress ratified the 1783 treaty on January 14, 1784, completing the formal American approval process.