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The Treaty of Paris of 1783 formally ended the American Revolutionary War. American statesmen Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay negotiated the peace treaty with representatives of King George III of Great Britain. In the Treaty of Paris, the British Crown formally recognized American independence and ceded most of its territory east of the Mississippi River to the United States, doubling the size of the new nation and paving the way for westward expansion. In 1782, the newly elected British Prime Minister Lord Shelburne saw American independence as an opportunity to build a lucrative trade alliance with the new nation without the administrative and military costs of running and defending the colonies. As a result, the Treaty of Paris terms were very favorable to the United States with Great Britain making major concessions. The treaty, signed by Franklin, Adams, and Jay at the Hotel d’York in Paris, was finalized on September 3, 1783, and ratified by the Continental Congress on January 14, 1784.
Here are the key terms of the Treaty of Paris:
Great Britain finally gave formal recognition to its former colonies as a new and independent nation: the United States of America.
Defined the U.S. border, with Great Britain granting the Northwest Territory to the United States.
Secured fishing rights to the Grand Banks and other waters off the British-Canadian coastline for American boats.
Opened up the Mississippi River to navigation by citizens of both the United States and Great Britain.
Resolved issues with American debts owed to British creditors.
Provided for fair treatment of American citizens who had remained loyal to Great Britain during the war. Though the Treaty of Paris, 1783 formally ended the war for independence between America and Great Britain, tensions continued to rise between the two nations over issues that remained unresolved by the treaty. The British, for instance, refused to relinquish several of its forts in the former Northwest Territory, while the Americans, for their part, continued to confiscate property from citizens that had remained loyal to the British Crown during the war. In 1795, John Jay returned to Europe to resolve these issues with Great Britain. The resulting agreement, known as Jay’s Treaty, helped to delay another costly war between the two countries.
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