The Treaty of Paris
jueves, 7 de abril de 2011
The Treaty of Paris officially ended the Revolution between the British and the Americans. 80,000 British die during the war. The British people were angry because some of their family members died.They had to pay high taxes during the seven year war. In 1782, Benjamin Franklin made an appealing negotiation terms with the Frensh. Britain recognized the independence of the United States with generous boundaries to the Mississippi River but retained Canada. Access to the Newfoundland fisheries was guaranteed to Americans, and navigation of the Mississippi was to be open to both Great Britain and the United States.Dutch possessions in the East Indies, captured in 1781, were returned by Britain to the Netherlands in exchange for trading privileges in the Dutch East Indies.The Treaty of Paris, formally ending the war, was not signed until September 3, 1783. The Continental Congress, which was temporarily situated in Annapolis, Maryland, at the time, ratified the Treaty of Paris on January 14, 1784.This treaty constrained the relations with the Frensh. The Frensh wanted to controlled the peace made between the British and Americans.Declares the treaty to be in the name of the most holy and undivided Trinity.In the treaty is also proclamed United States will prevent future fights of the property of Loyalists.The British and American will have access to the Mississippi River.
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