8 nov 1783 anni - Treaty of Paris
Descrizione:
Signed 1783 in Paris (American Document was signed by John Adams, Ben Franklin, John Jay, and some French and British dudes)
Officially ended the American Revolutionary War
Were 4 documents:
American Document: ended the Revolutionary War
British Treaty with Spain: gave Florida to Spain
British Treaty with France: gives Haiti to France
British Treaty with the Netherlands: British revoke all of their claims to the East Indies
American Document:
Had 10 Articles which basically said that the 13 colonies are free states, established territorial, trade, and water boundaries between Britain and the colonies, and said that they will both give what they owe (debt and POWs) to the other side
What do the colonists gain with the Treaty of Paris?
Freedom and independence
Trade with other foreign powers
What do the colonists lose?
Money
Trade with Britain
A sense of unity → they are no longer united under a common cause (fighting for their freedom from Britain)
Protection and privileged status as a British colony
Clear borders → now there are disputed territories with unclear borders
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