THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE TREATY OF PARIS
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Declaration of Independence
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Treaty of Paris 1783
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Yorktown
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2nd Continental Congress
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Treaty of Paris was signed by U.S. and British Representatives on September 3, 1783, ending the War of the American Revolution. Based on a1782 preliminary treaty, the agreement recognized U.S. independence and granted the U.S. significant western territory.
Detailed explanation-2: -Two crucial provisions of the treaty were British recognition of U.S. independence and the delineation of boundaries that would allow for American western expansion. The treaty is named for the city in which it was negotiated and signed.
Detailed explanation-3: -Introduction. The Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States, on November 15, 1777.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Treaty of Paris, formally ending the war, was not signed until September 3, 1783. The Continental Congress, which was temporarily situated in Annapolis, Maryland, at the time, ratified the Treaty of Paris on January 14, 1784.