{"data":{"description":"Archiving Early America - Paris Peace Treaty Of 1783","title":"Paris Peace Treaty of 1783","post_type":"page","content":"\u003ch3 style=\"color: #ad8431;\"\u003eAs It Appears In Jackson's Oxford Journal England, October 4, 1783\u003c/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAlthough Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown in the Fall of 1781 marked the end of the Revolutionary War, minor battles between the British and the colonists continued for another two years.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\r\nRepresenting the United States were John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and John Jay, all of whom signed the treaty.Finally, in February of 1783 George III issued his Proclamation of Cessation of Hostilities, culminating in the Peace Treaty of 1783. Signed in Paris on September 3, 1783, the agreement — also known as the Paris Peace Treaty — formally ended the United States War for Independence.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eIn addition to giving formal recognition to the U.S., the nine articles that embodied the treaty: established U.S. boundaries, specified certain fishing rights, allowed creditors of each country to be paid by citizens of the other, restored the rights and property of Loyalists, opened up the Mississippi River to citizens of both nations and provided for evacuation of all British forces.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ctable class=\"farewell\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\r\n\u003ctbody\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd colspan=\"3\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #990000;\" href=\"/earlyamerica/milestone-events/paris-peace-treaty-1783-images\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"/images/earlyamerica/paris-masticon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"49\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #990000;\" href=\"/earlyamerica/milestone-events/paris-peace-treaty-1783-images\"\u003eMasthead\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #990000;\" href=\"/earlyamerica/milestone-events/paris-peace-treaty-1783-images\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"/images/earlyamerica/paris-1icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"56\" height=\"216\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #990000;\" href=\"/earlyamerica/milestone-events/paris-peace-treaty-1783-images\"\u003eColumn 1\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #990000;\" href=\"/earlyamerica/milestone-events/paris-peace-treaty-1783-images\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"/images/earlyamerica/paris-2icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"55\" height=\"216\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #990000;\" href=\"/earlyamerica/milestone-events/paris-peace-treaty-1783-images\"\u003eColumn 2\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #990000;\" href=\"/earlyamerica/milestone-events/paris-peace-treaty-1783-images\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"/images/earlyamerica/paris-3icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"57\" height=\"216\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #990000;\" href=\"/earlyamerica/milestone-events/paris-peace-treaty-1783-images\"\u003eColumn 3\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd colspan=\"3\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #990000;\" href=\"/earlyamerica/milestone-events/paris-peace-treaty-1783-text\"\u003e» Full text of the Paris Peace Treaty\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\r\n\u003c/table\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"hr\" style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\r\n\u0026nbsp;\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore about Paris Peace Treaty:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #990000;\" href=\"/earlyamerica/maps/maps/united-states-time-paris-peace-treaty-1783\"\u003eThe United States at the Time of the Paris Peace Treaty\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #990000;\" href=\"/earlyamerica/maps/maps/united-states-time-paris-peace-treaty-1783/enlargement-map-u-s-1783\"\u003eMap of the United States at the Time of the Paris Peace Treaty\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003c/ul\u003e","menu":[{"path":"lives-early-america","title":"Famous Lives","submenu":[{"path":"lives-early-america/autobiography-benjamin-franklin","title":"Autobiography of Ben Franklin"},{"path":"lives-early-america/ramsays-life-washington","title":"Ramsay's The Life of Washington"},{"path":"lives-early-america/adventures-col-daniel-boone","title":"The Adventures of Col. 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