The Treaty of Paris is also popularly known as Paris Peace Treaty of 1783. The treaty was signed between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United States of America on September 3, 1783, to end the American War of Independence.
Cornwallis’s surrender at Yorktown in 1781 marked the end of the Revolutionary war. After his surrender, minor battles ensued between the colonists and the British. George III issued his Proclamation of Cessation of Hostilities as a result of which the Peace Treaty of 1783 was signed. United States gained a formal recognition after signing this treaty.
The agreement of the Treaty of Paris was signed by David Hartley, who was a member of the British Parliament and he represented King George III the British Monarch. John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and John Jay represented United States. Later on January 14, 1784 the American Continental Congress ratified the treaty. The Kingdom of Great Britain had also signed several other treaties with various
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countries like France, Spain and Netherlands.
The main points of the Treaty of Paris are:
- It demarcated the boundaries between the United States and British North America as two separate entities.
- 13 colonies emerged as free and sovereign states.
- After the signing of this treaty the fishermen of United States were allowed in the Grand Banks and also in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
- Mississippi River could be accessed both by Great Britain and United States.
- Both the countries agreed to release the Prisoners of War.
The Treaty of Paris is one of the remarkable events that recognized and defined the boundaries of the kingdom of Britain and United States of America and concluded the American War of Independence.
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