THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE TREATY OF PARIS
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reward the French for their efforts in the war.
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punish the British.
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help the colonies and Britain become rich.
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maintain peace between Britain and the United States.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the United States, recognized American independence and established borders for the new nation.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first point, and most important to the Americans, was that Britain recognize the Thirteen Colonies to be free and independent states. That Britain no longer had any claim on the land or government.
Detailed explanation-4: -David Hartley, a member of the British Parliament, signed as the representative of King George III. The treaty laid out the terms for peace between the United States and Great Britain in ten straightforward articles.