THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE TREATY OF PARIS
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All 13 colonies were to be free and independent states.
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George Washington would be the new King.
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The boundaries of the United States were expanded to the Mississippi River.
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Resolved issues with American debts that were owed to British
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The terms of the Treaty of Paris were harsh to losing France. All French territory on the mainland of North America was lost. The British received Quebec and the Ohio Valley. The port of New Orleans and the Louisiana Territory west of the Mississippi were ceded to Spain for their efforts as a British ally.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.