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Treaty of Paris

The Treaty of Paris was a document that did many things. For one thing, it made peace between America and Britain. It also ended the American Revolutionary War. It was first brought about on April 19, 1783, but it wasn’t followed up until September 3, 1784. From there, the Continental Congress ratified it on January 14, 1784. This treaty involved Britain, America, France, Spain, and the Netherlands. This document was from the British, basically stated that Britain would give the colonies land all the way to the Mississippi River, all debts owed by Britain or America were to be paid off, and the British forces were to leave America “with all convenient speed.”They left the colonies in late November, 1783.   Cited Sources:
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