Krista Lerche
Professor Akins
19, October 2014
US History 1301
Module 5 Assignment 3 – Treaty of Paris
On April of 1782, peace negotiations began that included many American representatives such as Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Henry Laurens and John Adams, as well as two British representatives, David Hartley and Richard Oswald. The official signing of the Treaty of Paris took place at Hotel d’York and was signed by King George III, along with Adams, Franklin, Jay and Hartley. The United States Congress of Confederation ratified the Treaty of Paris on January 14, 1784 and by the British Parliament on April 9, 1784. The Treaty of Paris was the document that officially ended the Revolutionary War and is what brought people to recognize …show more content…
Supporting Massachusetts, Adams helped secure fishing rights while Franklin and Jay were responsible for the boundary settlements, which included the trans-Appalachian lands. The Treaty of Paris consisted of ten articles. The first article acknowledges the Thirteen Colonies to be free, sovereign and independent. Article two says to establish boundaries between the United States and British North America. In the third article, it says to give fishing rights to the people on Grand Banks, Newfoundland and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Article four recognizes debts to be paid to the creditors. The Congress of Confederation is said to “earnestly recommend” to state legislatures to give back property to its rightful owner, as stated in the fifth article. The next article says that the United States will prevent future confiscations of property. Prisoners of war are to be released according to the seventh article. Great Britain and the United States are to have perpetual access to the Mississippi River, as said in the eighth article. The ninth article states that the captured territories by Americans are to be returned, and finally, in the tenth article and last article, the Treaty is to be ratified within six months of …show more content…
As a result of the Treaty of Paris, the British aquired Quebec and Ohio Valley. Spain received the port of New Orleans and the Louisiana Territory west of the Mississippi River for their efforts as a British ally. England did not make any kind of effort to protect their native allies from the Revolution, like were mentioned in the treaty’s terms. Despite that, the British did not completely abandon the Native Americans. Because the American negotiators were capable of understanding the state of distress that Europe’s power was currently in, they could manipulate Britain’s weaknesses and were able to get not only peace but everything Congress had initially introduced in 1799 when John Adams was sent to adjudicate for
Professor Akins
19, October 2014
US History 1301
Module 5 Assignment 3 – Treaty of Paris
On April of 1782, peace negotiations began that included many American representatives such as Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Henry Laurens and John Adams, as well as two British representatives, David Hartley and Richard Oswald. The official signing of the Treaty of Paris took place at Hotel d’York and was signed by King George III, along with Adams, Franklin, Jay and Hartley. The United States Congress of Confederation ratified the Treaty of Paris on January 14, 1784 and by the British Parliament on April 9, 1784. The Treaty of Paris was the document that officially ended the Revolutionary War and is what brought people to recognize …show more content…
Supporting Massachusetts, Adams helped secure fishing rights while Franklin and Jay were responsible for the boundary settlements, which included the trans-Appalachian lands. The Treaty of Paris consisted of ten articles. The first article acknowledges the Thirteen Colonies to be free, sovereign and independent. Article two says to establish boundaries between the United States and British North America. In the third article, it says to give fishing rights to the people on Grand Banks, Newfoundland and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Article four recognizes debts to be paid to the creditors. The Congress of Confederation is said to “earnestly recommend” to state legislatures to give back property to its rightful owner, as stated in the fifth article. The next article says that the United States will prevent future confiscations of property. Prisoners of war are to be released according to the seventh article. Great Britain and the United States are to have perpetual access to the Mississippi River, as said in the eighth article. The ninth article states that the captured territories by Americans are to be returned, and finally, in the tenth article and last article, the Treaty is to be ratified within six months of …show more content…
As a result of the Treaty of Paris, the British aquired Quebec and Ohio Valley. Spain received the port of New Orleans and the Louisiana Territory west of the Mississippi River for their efforts as a British ally. England did not make any kind of effort to protect their native allies from the Revolution, like were mentioned in the treaty’s terms. Despite that, the British did not completely abandon the Native Americans. Because the American negotiators were capable of understanding the state of distress that Europe’s power was currently in, they could manipulate Britain’s weaknesses and were able to get not only peace but everything Congress had initially introduced in 1799 when John Adams was sent to adjudicate for