The Treaty of Paris of 1783
The Treaty of Paris of 1783 was signed on September 3rd, 1783 in the Hotel D'York in Paris, France. It ended the American Revolutionary War. The USA, Britain, France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic were a part of this treaty, each with a separate treaty with America. There was trading and gaining of territory/rights for all countries. Representing the US were: Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Henry Laurens, and John Adams. The British representatives were: David Hartley and Richard Oswald
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The Most Important Effects of the Treaty:
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The Most Important Effects of the Treaty:
- American land gains: All land from Canada to Florida, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River.
- Britain must recognize America as free, independent, and sovereign states.
- All POWs were to be returned.
- Native Americans were excluded and ignored in the treaty, and America was given a lot of their land without their consent.
- British protection for Americans (from pirates) in the Mediterranean Sea were withdrawn.
- Spain was now right next to the new world superpower (See image below, American Land Claims in 1783).
- British land was also right above America, which could cause problems (See image below).
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Some key parts of each article were:
Article 1. All countries needed to acknowledge the US as independent, free, and sovereign states.
Article 2. The boundaries and borders of the territories of each country were clearly established.
Article 3. Fishing rights for US fishermen in the Grand Banks, off the coast of Newfoundland, and in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
Article 4. Repaying lawful debts to creditors on both sides.
Article 5. The strong recommendation of Americans to return all Loyalist properties/rights.
Article 6. The US will not take any more Loyalist property and will return all of their old property.
Article 7. All prisoners of war on both sides were to be returned, and all property left by the British in America were to be unharmed (including slaves).
Article 8. Britain and the US both had access to the Mississippi River.
Article 9. Land captured by the Americans before the treaty were to be returned.
Article 10. The ratification of the treaty was to be completed within 6 months of signing.
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What Actually Happened?
Article 1. All countries needed to acknowledge the US as independent, free, and sovereign states.
Article 2. The boundaries and borders of the territories of each country were clearly established.
Article 3. Fishing rights for US fishermen in the Grand Banks, off the coast of Newfoundland, and in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
Article 4. Repaying lawful debts to creditors on both sides.
Article 5. The strong recommendation of Americans to return all Loyalist properties/rights.
Article 6. The US will not take any more Loyalist property and will return all of their old property.
Article 7. All prisoners of war on both sides were to be returned, and all property left by the British in America were to be unharmed (including slaves).
Article 8. Britain and the US both had access to the Mississippi River.
Article 9. Land captured by the Americans before the treaty were to be returned.
Article 10. The ratification of the treaty was to be completed within 6 months of signing.
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What Actually Happened?
- America doesn't pay off debts.
- Doesn't return Loyalist property. Most Loyalists run away to Canada, which was under British control at this time.
- Britain doesn't return slaves.
- Britain stayed in the US in "military outposts"in order to see what the Americans were doing.