Treaty of Paris (1783)

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bilateral treaty historical document peace treaty

The Treaty of Paris (1783) was the peace agreement that formally ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized the independence of the United States from Great Britain.

Aliases (7)

Treaty of Paris 1783 ×5
Treaty of Paris of 1783 ×2
1783 Treaty of Paris ×1
Peace of Paris (1783) ×1
Preliminary Articles of Peace (1782) ×1
Treaty of Paris (1783) between Great Britain, France, and Spain ×1
negotiations of the Treaty of Paris (1783) ×1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty → historical document → peace treaty →
addressedIssue	evacuation of British forces from US territory → pre-war debts owed to British creditors → return of confiscated property → treatment of Loyalists →
alsoKnownAs	Definitive Treaty of Peace →
BritishRatificationDate	1784-04-09 →
BritishSignatory	David Hartley →
definedBoundary	US–British North America boundary →
endedConflict	American Revolutionary War →
exchangeOfRatificationsDate	1784-05-12 →
fishingArea	Grand Banks of Newfoundland → Gulf of Saint Lawrence → coasts of Newfoundland →
grantedFishingRightsTo	United States fishermen →
historicalEra	Age of Revolution →
historicalPeriod	18th century →
includedArticle	Article 1 recognizing US independence → Article 10 concerning ratification procedures → Article 2 establishing boundaries → Article 3 granting US fishing rights → Article 4 concerning debts → Article 5 recommending restitution to Loyalists → Article 6 prohibiting future confiscations → Article 7 concerning prisoners of war → Article 8 concerning navigation of the Mississippi → Article 9 concerning territories captured after the treaty →
language	English →
locationCountry	Kingdom of France →
negotiatedBy	Great Britain → United States →
northernBoundaryReference	Great Lakes →
partOf	peace settlement of the American Revolution →
party	Kingdom of Great Britain → United States of America →
precedes	Jay Treaty →
primaryUSNegotiator	Benjamin Franklin → John Adams → John Jay →
ratifiedBy	Parliament of Great Britain → United States Congress of the Confederation →
recognizedIndependenceOf	United States of America →
recognizedSovereigntyOver	territory of the United States →
relatedDocument	Treaties of Versailles (1783) →
representedMonarch	George III of Great Britain →
signedAt	Hotel d’York →
signedDuringReignOf	George III of the United Kingdom →
signedIn	Paris →
signedOn	1783-09-03 →
southernBoundaryReference	31st parallel north →
tookEffectOn	1784-05-12 →
USRatificationDate	1784-01-14 →
USSignatory	Benjamin Franklin → Henry Laurens → John Adams → John Jay →
westernBoundaryReference	Mississippi River →

Referenced by (30)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Aroostook War → Definitive Treaty of Peace ("Treaty of Paris (1783) between Great Britain, France, and Spain") → Northwest Indian War ("Treaty of Paris 1783") →	relatedTo
Definitive Treaty of Peace → Definitive Treaty of Peace ("1783 Treaty of Paris") →	alsoKnownAs
King’s Royal Regiment of New York → Loyalist provincial corps →	disbandedAfter
Treaties of the Kingdom of France → Treaties of the United Kingdom ("Treaty of Paris 1783") →	hasPart
Alleyne Fitzherbert, 1st Baron St Helens ("negotiations of the Treaty of Paris (1783)") → Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes ("Peace of Paris (1783)") →	notableWork
American Revolutionary era ("Treaty of Paris 1783") → British America ("Treaty of Paris 1783") →	significantEvent
Ware v. Hylton →	appliedProvision
Hotel d’York →	associatedWithDocument
West Florida →	cededByTreaty
East Florida →	dissolvedBy
Ohio Country ("Treaty of Paris 1783") →	legalStatusChange
Definitive Treaty of Peace ("Preliminary Articles of Peace (1782)") →	precededBy
Treaty of Paris (1763) →	precedes
Jay Treaty →	predecessor
The British Debt Case ("Treaty of Paris of 1783") →	relatedTreaty
American Revolutionary War →	result
David Hartley →	signatoryOf
John Jay →	signatoryTo
Congress of the Confederation →	significantDocument
Old Northwest →	transferConfirmedBy
American Revolutionary War →	treaty
Ware v. Hylton ("Treaty of Paris of 1783") →	treatyInvolved
David Hartley →	treatySigned