American Revolution Pt. 4 (The Treaty of Paris)

Where was the treaty discussed and signed?

Paris, France

What 3 American men were sent to discuss the terms and ultimately create the treaty?

Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay

What is the official date (month/date/year) that the Treaty of Paris was ratified?

September 3, 1783

List and describe the 3 main components/criteria of the treaty.

Great Britain agreed to recognize the United States as an independent nation

Britain gave up its claims to all lands between the Atlantic Coast and the Mississippi River, from Canada south to Florida (not including Florida)

The United States agreed to return all rights and property taken from the Loyalists during the war

Additional Agreements:
- the US was given the right to fish off Canada's Atlantic Coast, near Newfoundland and Nova Scotia
- each side would repay the debts they owed each other
- the British would return any enslaved persons they had captured

(Neither Britain or the United States fully lived up to the treaty's terms)

What famous area was given to the newly independent United States to help with their current and future economy?

The Grand Banks, off of Nova Scotia