- Ended the American Revolutionary War
- Recognized the independence of the United States
- Established the boundaries of the United States
- Provided for the withdrawal of British troops from the United States
- Granted the United States fishing rights off the coast of Newfoundland and in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
- Required the United States to pay pre-war debts owed to British merchants
- Provided for the return of confiscated Loyalist property