Treaty of Paris Signed
Thursday September 3, 2009
On September 3, 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed officially ending the Revolutionary War. However, the British stopped fighting in February, 1783. The treaty recognized the colonies as the United States of America. John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay all represented U.S. interests and signed it though Benjamin Franklin was the real architect of the treaty. However, American and Great Britain would clash again in the War of 1812.
- Treaty of Paris Text
- American Revolution
- Top 10 Things to Know About John Adams
- Benjamin Franklin Biography
- War of 1812 Resources
Comments
I have googled The Treaty of Paris and I see in many places that it was signed in 1763 and some including yours say 1783 (different months as well). I have also read it officially ended the French and Indian war. Your article says it officially ended the American Revolution, the American Revolution which ended in 1776. I just wanted to point this out.
Hi there – This is Martin. Actually – these were two different treaties both called the Treaty of Paris – one that ended the French and Indian War in 1763 and the other ended the Revolution in 1783. I hope that helps!
ah but if franklin had not have gone and pleeded with them they would have spoken to Adams which in my persoily opinun was much better than franklin ad dont say anything about the whole he discovered electricity thing because i garrenty some 1 else would have got the idea of chasing after a storm like he did and flying a kite
Actually, there’s another Treaty of Paris that ended another war involving the United States. The Treaty of Paris of 1898 ended the Spanish-American War, resulting in the freedom of Cuba and the ceding of the Philippines, a Spanish colony, to the United States.
There have been several treaties of that name. The 1763 treaty ended the French and Indian War. It could not have anything to do with the Revolutionary War since that did not begin until 1775. The 1783 treaty is the one that ended the Revolution.
The last significant battle of the war was Yorktown in 1781. There were skirmishes through out 1782.
Dan, please proof read.
Why was the treaties of Paris signed in Paris? Whu not aome other totally neutral country?
Benjamin Franklin had a remarkable impact on the birth of the USA. A Benjamin Franklin article just received the ‘Top 100 Electricity Blogs’ Award http://bit.ly/z8Ckp
The dossier he eventually produced can read like a log of a year-long refusal to face the truth. ,
The Treaty of Paris was signed in Paris, because France was our ally in the Revolution. And if it was signed somewhere else, it wouldn’t have been the Treaty of Paris! LOL!
Well this is about the Treaty of paris but you also failed to tell the viewers that As to this treaty that the british and americans did not repay any debts owed and didnt free runaway slaves.