History of Europe

What did the Treaty of Paris give us?

The Treaty of Paris (1783)

- 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