Identify the purpose of the Treaty of Paris of 1783, and explain its two most important provisions.

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Natasha Klein

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9 May, 11:13

Identify the purpose of the Treaty of Paris of 1783, and explain its two most important provisions.

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Trevon Haley · Answer 1

The Treaty of Paris of 1783 formally ended the American Revolutionary War. American statesmen Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and John Jay negotiated the peace treaty with Great Britain. In the Treaty of Paris, the British Crown formally recognized American independence and ceded most of its territory east of the Mississippi River to the United States, doubling the size of the new nation and paving the way for westward expansion.