Which treaty signed in 1783 recognized the United States as an independent nation?
Answer
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed in 1783, recognized the United States as an independent nation.
Representatives of Great Britain and the United States signed the treaty in Paris on September 3, 1783. Its first article acknowledged the former Thirteen Colonies as free, sovereign, and independent states. The agreement formally ended the American Revolutionary War between Britain and the United States.
The American delegation included Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, John Jay, and Henry Laurens. David Hartley signed for Great Britain on behalf of King George III. The treaty also established boundaries extending west to the Mississippi River, north to the Great Lakes, and south toward Spanish Florida, while addressing fishing rights and other postwar issues.
The Treaty of Paris was one part of the wider Peace of Paris, a collection of agreements involving Britain, France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic. It is distinct from the 1783 Treaty of Versailles and from the 1783 preliminary peace articles.