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Book/Printed Material Treaty of Paris.

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Title

  • Treaty of Paris.

Summary

  • This treaty, sent to Congress by the American negotiators John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay, formally ended the Revolutionary War. It was one of the most advantageous treaties ever negotiated for the United States. Two crucial provisions were British recognition of U.S. independence and the delineation of boundaries that would allow for American expansion westward to the Mississippi River. Two duplicate originals of the treaty exist in the American Original file of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. They are most easily distinguished from each other by the orientation of their seals, horizontal on one and vertical on the other.

Names

  • Adams, John, 1735-1826 Author.
  • Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Author.
  • Jay, John, 1745-1829 Author.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1783-09-03.

Headings

  • -  United States of America
  • -  1783
  • -  Treaties
  • -  United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 document (8 pages, back and front).
  • -  Original resource at: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
  • -  Content in English.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • United States History

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667575

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Adams, John, Author, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay. Treaty of Paris. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, -09-03, 1783] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667575/.

APA citation style:

Adams, J., Franklin, B. & Jay, J. (1783) Treaty of Paris. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, -09-03] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667575/.

MLA citation style:

Adams, John, Author, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay. Treaty of Paris. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, -09-03, 1783] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667575/>.