Which treaty, signed on September 3, 1783, officially ended the American Revolutionary War?
Answer
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, officially ended the American Revolutionary War.
Representatives of Great Britain and the United States signed the treaty in Paris. Britain recognized the United States as free, sovereign, and independent states. The agreement also established boundaries extending west to the Mississippi River, north to the Great Lakes, and south toward Spanish Florida.
The treaty followed preliminary peace articles agreed in 1782. The American negotiators included Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, John Jay, and Henry Laurens. The final agreement was ratified by the United States in January 1784, completing the formal peace process.
The Treaty of Paris is distinct from the 1783 treaties that settled Britain’s conflicts with France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic. Several treaties were part of the wider Peace of Paris, but this one specifically recognized American independence and ended the war between Britain and the United States.