Treaty of Paris (1783)

• Why did the British and Americans choose Paris for peace negotiations?

  It's a neutral state
• Why was it not exactly a "neutral" site?

  France and America were in an alliance
• When was the Treaty of Paris officially signed?

  September of 1783
• Who were the American representatives at the negotiations?

  John Adams, John Jay, and Benjamin Franklin
• Who represented the British?

  David Hartley of the British Parliament
• Who attempted to paint a portrait of the event?

  Benjamin West (famous artist)
• What ended up happening?

  Hartley didn't want to pose so it was never completed
• How many terms of the Treaty were there?

  10 terms
• The major terms are:

  • 13 colonies are now free and sovereign
  • A boundary will be settled between the colonies and British North American (now Canada)
  • Prisoners of war were released from both sides
  • Great Britain and the U.S. were to both have access to the Mississippi River
• What did Spain receive?

  Florida
• What did the Native Americans receive?

  They got nothing, and their land was taken from them
• What did the colonies receive for territory?

  All land that is currently the U.S. to the Mississippi River (minus Florida)
• What happened to the British loyalists living in the colonies?

  60,000 British Loyalists moved to Canada
• What did the American victory mean for the world?

  Democratic politics became a reality in the world