Treaty of Paris (1783)

The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by representatives of King George Ⅲ of Great Britain and representatives of the United States on September 3, 1783, officially ended the American Revolutionary War and state of conflict between the two countries and acknowledged the Thirteen Colonies, which had been part of colonial British America, as an independent and sovereign nation.

Map of the United States and its territories following the signing of the Treaty of Paris

The treaty set the boundaries between British North America, later called Canada and the United States, on lines the British labeled as "exceedingly generous". Details included fishing rights and restoration of property and prisoners of war.

This treaty and the separate peace treaties between Great Britain and the nations that supported the American cause, including France, Spain, and the Dutch republic, are known collectively as the Peace of Parice. Only Article 1 of the treaty, which acknowledges the United States' existence as free, sovereign, and independent states, remains in force.

treaty   /'triːti/　n)条約･協定･条約文書

conflict   /'kɒnflɪkt/　/'kɑːnflɪkt/　n)争い･闘争

acknowledge　/ək'nɒlɪdʒ/　/ək'nɑːlɪdʒ/　v)しぶしぶ認める･評価する

acknowledged　adj)認められた

colonial　/kə'ləƱniəl/　adj)植民地の　n)植民地人、コロニアル様式住居

independent

sovereign　/'sɒvrɪn/　/'sɑːvrɪn/　n)君主･統治者　adj)主権を有する･独立した

boundaries

exceedingly

generous

fishing rights 

restoration

property

prisoners

cause

collectively

existence

sovereign