The Treaty of Paris

The Treaty of Paris took place in the Revolutionary War between the British and the Americans. It recognized the American Independence and it also established new borders for the nation. This Treaty of Paris was made when the British were defeated in Yorktown, in 1782. The two people who decided to represent their country in the Treaty of Paris were: Richard Oswald, representing the British and Benjamin Franklin, representing the Americans. However, when the Treaty of Paris was sign the British, they decided to remove all of it's troops from the new nation. In the other hand, the Americans agreed to pay all existing debts to the British and also they agreed to NOT persecute the Loyalists that were still in America. Finally, you will see how the British lost the Revolutionary war and how the Americans were victoriuos in this major triumph.

It all started in 1781, when the Americans had their glorious victory at Yorktown between the British. The British negotiators were considering the American Independence as a possibility. Although, the British were thinking on to fighting again, but it would be that will result very expensive because they had to faced a formidable alliance and British greater enemies. That enemies are the combined forces of France and Spain. Therefore, the British plan another efficient strategy, which was to refuse to recognize the American Independence as part of the peace settlement. In July of 1782, Lord Shelburne gave an important issue for Independence, he hoped that a generous peace settlement with the United States should bring peace with France and Spain.

At the end, everything was prepare for the treaty that set boundries between Britain and the Unites States of America, the Treaty of Paris. The Teaty of Paris consisted of ten articles. The geat Treaty of Paris declare a very important intention that was that Americans and British forget all their past problems and misunderstandings. This treaty had many problems when it was on the process of creation because they had two long months of difficult decisions. The ten articles of the treaty consists with a great advantage for the United States. It consists that the United States will be free, independent, and sovereign states. Other thing that was claim in the Treaty of PariS was that the United States boundaries were very generous because they extend the Mississipi River. Finally, the article three that gave America guarantee acces to the Newfoundland fisheries. The final article indicate tHe ratification of the Treaty that had to occur witihin six months of signing. This was the story of the creation and some benefits of the Treaty of Paris.