Treaty of Paris

After the defeat of the British in the battle of Yorktown, The talks of making the Treaty of Paris was brought up in April 1782. British, French, Spanish, and American diplomats gathered in Paris in at Hotel D’ York 1783 to make the treaty ending the war. Even before this battle ever finished, the British and Americans have been fighting each other for eight years. Eight years of blood being spilled over taxes and property. Loved ones being lost and now it will finally come to an end. The British and French diplomats were initially not impressed with the diplomatic efforts of the Americans, but soon the American team of John Jay, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams demonstrated shrewd diplomatic skills. The British team was represented by David Hartley and Richard Oswald, the British party would represent King George, but they still would have to send papers back over to the country, the result of this made both parties stay for most of the summer. The Americans negotiated separately with the British, and on September 3, 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed. By this treaty, Great Britain formally recognized American independence. Britain held on to Canada, but all of the territory they had received from France after the French and Indian War doubled the United States.

The 10 Articles in the Treaty of Paris

The ten Articles was used in the treaty to forget about the past and move forward to a peaceful future since none of the countries wanted to continue to fight except Spain.

1. Acknowledging the United States to be free, sovereign, and independent states and that the British Crown and all heirs and successors relinquish claims to the Government, propriety, and territorial rights of the same and every part thereof.

2. Establishing the boundaries between the United States and British North America.

3. Granting fishing rights to United States fishermen in the Grand Banks, off the coast of Newfoundland and in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.

4. Recognizing the lawful contracted debts to be paid to creditors on either side.

5. The Congress of the Confederation will "earnestly recommend" to state legislatures to recognize the rightful owners of all confiscated lands and "provide for the restitution of all estates, rights, and properties, which have been confiscated belonging to real British subjects "

6. United States will prevent future confiscations of the property of loyalists.

7. Prisoners of war on both sides are to be released, and all property left by the British army in the United States unmolested (including slaves).

8. Great Britain and the United States were each to be given perpetual access to the Mississippi River.

9. Territories captured by Americans subsequent to treaty will be returned without compensation

10. Ratification of the treaty was to occur within six months from the signing by the contracting parties.

After The Treaty of Paris

After the Treaty of Paris was signed, wars and battles ended on American soil, but naval battles continued to occur. When the signing was concluded, France agreed to end any foreign relations that were a military threat to the American colonists. The British Americans were enjoying the victory of the new area of land from the French which was Quebec and the Ohio Valley Area. However though the French and Indian war (Aka the 7 years war) did not bring the British and the Americans closer and this was because King George the 3rd signed the treaty of Paris which prevented the Americans from moving west after winning the new pieces of land.

Source: Boundless. “The Treaty of Paris.” Boundless U.S. History. Boundless, 21 Jul. 2015. Retrieved 19 Oct. 2015 from https://www.boundless.com/u-s-history/textbooks/boundless-u-s-history-textbook/the-american-revolution-1763-1783-7/the-end-of-the-revolution-1779-1783-70/the-treaty-of-paris-410-1987/