- Acknowledging the Thirteen colonies to be free, sovereign and independent States, and that the British Crown and all heirs and successors relinquish claims to the Government, propriety, and territorial rights of the same, and every part thereof.
- Establishing the boundaries between the United States and British North America (for an account of two strange anomalies resulting from this part of the Treaty, based on inaccuracies in the MItchel.
- Granting fishing rights to United States fishermen in the Grand Banks off the coast of Newfoundland and in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
- Recognizing the lawful contracted debts to be paid to creditors on either side;
- The Congress of The Confederation will "earnestly recommend" to state legislatures to recognize the rightful owners of all confiscated lands "provide for the restitution of all estates, rights, and properties, which have been confiscated belonging to real British subjects .
- United States will prevent future confiscations of the property of Loyalists.
- Prisoners of War on both sides are to be released and all property left by the British Army in the United States unmolested (including slaves);
- Great Britain and the United States were each to be given perpetual access to the Mississippi River
- Territories captured by Americans subsequent to treaty will be returned without compensation;
- Ratification of the treaty was to occur within six months from the signing by the contracting parties.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was a formal document that stated that the war between The United States of America and The Kingdom of Great Britain had ended. It was Signed at The Hotel D´York in 1783. The other waring kingdoms were France, Spain and The Dutch Republic they signed separate agreements. This treaty brought some bad things, as the priviledges that The United States had from Britain were withdrawn. But the good part was that the USA were no longer going to be taxed by the British. The following are the keypoints of the treaty:
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