What was The Treaty of Paris?

Answer 1

The Treaty of Paris, often called the Peace of Paris, or the Treaty of 1763, was signed on February 10, 1763, by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement. Together with the Treaty of Hubertusburg, it ended the French and Indian War or the Seven Years' War. The treaties marked the beginning of an extensive period of British dominance outside of Europe.
While the bulk of conquered territories were restored to their pre-war owners, the British made some substantial overseas gains at the expense of France and, to a lesser extent, Spain. Preferring to keep Guadaloupe, France gave up New France and all of its claims to the territory east of the Mississippi River to Britain. Spain ceded Florida to the British, but later received New Orleans and French Louisiana from France; Manila and Cuba were restored to Spain. France retained Saint Pierre and Miquelon and recovered Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Saint Lucia in exchange for Dominica, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Tobago going to the British. In India, the French lost out to the British, receiving back its "factories" (trading posts), but agreeing to support the British client governments, as well as returning Sumatra and agreeing not to base troops in Bengal. The British garrison on the Mediterranean island of Minorca was returned to her control, having been captured by the French at the outbreak of hostilities in Europe.
Britain returned the slave station on the isle of Gorée to the French, but gained the Senegal River and its settlements. Britain agreed to demolish its fortifications in Honduras, but received permission from Spain to keep a logwood-cutting colony there. Britain confirmed in the treaty the rights of its new subjects to practice the Roman Catholic religion and received confirmation of the continuation of the British king's Hanoverian right as a Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire.
It is sometimes claimed that the British King George III renounced his claim to be King of France by the treaty. However, this a historical myth, and it is also falsely attributed to some of the treaties of the French Revolutionary Wars. Such a renunciation is nowhere in the text of the treaty, and, in fact, George III continued to be styled "King of France" and used the fleurs-de-lis as part of his arms until 1801, when Britain and Ireland united. It was dropped then because the claim was regarded as anachronistic.

Answer 2

The 1920 Treaty of Paris was a recognition of the union of Romania and Bessarabia by the European powers of the time. In March of 1918, during the chaos of the Russian Civil War, Romania had invaded Bessarabia with 200,000 troops and established its rule there.[1]

The United States refused to sign the Treaty on the grounds that Russia was not represented at the Conference

Answer 3

The Native American Indians agreed to stop fighting the French during the French and Indian War. It also made the French give the Indians restituion of whiskey and fire arms.

Answer 4

It ended the American Revolutionary War.

see a real Encyclopaedia, but in lieu: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1783)

Answer 5

The Treaty of Paris of 1783, signed on September 3, 1783, and ratified by the U.S. Congress on January 14, 1784, formally ended the American Revolutionary War between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United States of America that had rebelled against British rule in 1776.


* Recognizing the 13 colonies (Delaware is not specifically mentioned but was likely included in Pennsylvania, of which it was technically part before the war) as free and sovereign States [Article 1];
* Establishing the boundaries between the United States and British North America [Article 2]; (for an account of two strange anomalies resulting from this part of the Treaty, based on inaccuracies in the Mitchell Map, see Northwest Angle and the Republic of Indian Stream)
* Granting fishing rights to United States fishermen in the Grand Banks, off the coast of Newfoundland and in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence [Article 3];
* Recognizing the lawful contracted debts to be paid to creditors on either side [Article 4];
* United States Congress 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 [Loyalists]". [never implemented, Article 5];
* United States will prevent future confiscations of the property of Loyalists [Article 6];
* Prisoners of war on both sides are to be released and all property left by British army in the United States unmolested (including "Negroes") [Article 7];
* Great Britain and the United States were each to be given perpetual access to the Mississippi River [Article 8];
* Territories captured by Americans subsequent to treaty will be returned without compensation [Article 9];
* Ratification of the treaty was to occur within six months from the signing by the contracting parties [Article 10]


The agreement

The treaty document was signed by David Hartley (a member of the British Parliament representing the British Monarch, King George III), John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay (representing the United States).

On September 3, Britain also signed separate agreements with France, Spain, and the Netherlands, which had been negotiated earlier. In the treaty with Spain, Britain recognized Spanish rule over several territories seized by the Spaniards during the war: The colonies of East and West Florida were ceded to Spain (without any clearly defined northern boundary, resulting in disputed territory resolved with the Treaty of Madrid), and Spain also reclaimed the island of Minorca, while the Bahama Islands and St. Kitts were returned to Britain. The treaty with France largely reinforced earlier treaties, guaranteeing fishing rights off Newfoundland. Sumatra was ceded by Britain to the Netherlands.

The American Continental Congress ratified the treaty on January 14, 1784. British ratification occurred on April 9, 1784, and ratifications exchanged on 12 May 1784. Although Britain's ratification and the exchange were not within the six-month deadline specified by the treaty, this had no effect on the honoring of the treaty. The delay was partly caused by transportation difficulties.

British recognition of American independence

In March 1782, the British parliament decided no longer to use military force as a means to regain control of the thirteen colonies, but did not recognize American independence. Shortly thereafter, the British government sent a diplomat to negotiate with the American ambassador in Paris, calling the ambassador the representative of the North American "colonies". Formerly, they had not acknowledged that he represented Americans. The American ambassador refused to accept his credentials because they did not authorize him to negotiate with representatives of "the United States of America". Parliament very quickly revised the credentials, but not before a debate about whether that amounted to recognition of independence or merely recognition of the name by which the Americans wished to be called. No decision was made on that question. It is possible that some members of Parliament intended to recognize American independence when they voted for revision of the credentials, and the Lord Chancellor said he considered that act of Parliament to amount to such recognition. "Preliminary articles of peace" signed in November 1782 stated that the British recognized American independence, but they were not to be effective until they were included in a final peace treaty.

Answer 6

I don't know, but I bet it involved the French surrending yet again.

Answer 7

We would not blow up the Eifle Tower, if they cut us some slack, by not blowing up the Statue of Liberty?

Answer 8

Which one?

Answer 9

when a mom and a dad love each other, they pray really hard and a stork brings a baby to their front door!