Free Sovereign and Independent States: George III and the Treaty of Paris
“His Brittanic Majesty acknowledges the said United States, viz., New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and...
Today in History: Treaty of Paris Ratified, Formally Ending War for Independence
Today in history, on January 14, 1784, the United States ratified the Treaty of Paris with Britain, bringing a formal end to the American War of Independence. Although few actual scuffles with the British had occurred since the 1781 Battle of Yorktown, the war...