Treaty of Paris (1784)

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The Treaty of Paris (1784) was the peace agreement that ended the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, reshaping Dutch colonial and commercial power in favor of British interests.

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instanceOf bilateral treaty
international agreement
peace treaty
alsoKnownAs Treaty of Paris (1784)
surface form: Peace of Paris (1784)
belligerentSide Dutch Republic
Great Britain
category 1784 in international relations
Peace treaties of the 18th century
Treaties of the Dutch Republic
Treaties of England
surface form: Treaties of the Kingdom of Great Britain
countrySignatory Dutch Republic
Kingdom of Great Britain
dateSigned 1784
1784-05-20
effectOnDutchRepublic confirmation of Dutch naval decline
weakening of Dutch commercial position in favor of Britain
effectOnGreatBritain consolidation of British dominance in global trade routes
endedConflict Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
enteredIntoForce 1784
field diplomatic history
international law
followedBy further decline of the Dutch Republic as a great power
historicalContext American Revolutionary era
historicalPeriod 18th century
languageOfDocument Dutch
English
French
legalNature peace settlement
locationSigned Paris
surface form: Paris, Kingdom of France
placeInSeries one of several Treaties of Paris
precededBy military defeats of the Dutch Republic in the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
recognizedStatus British control over key trade routes
adjusted colonial holdings between Britain and the Dutch Republic
relatedConflict Anglo-Dutch Wars
relatedEvent Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
resultForDutchRepublic loss of colonial and commercial influence
resultForGreatBritain strengthening of British maritime and commercial supremacy
signedIn Paris
significance marked the end of Dutch efforts to challenge British maritime supremacy
reshaped Dutch colonial and commercial power in favor of British interests
subject colonial possessions
maritime trade rights
navigation and shipping
restitution of captured territories
typeOfAgreement peace and commerce treaty
warEndStatus formally ended hostilities between Great Britain and the Dutch Republic

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Treaty of Paris (1784) alsoKnownAs Treaty of Paris (1784)
this entity surface form: Peace of Paris (1784)
Anglo-Dutch Wars concludedBy Treaty of Paris (1784)