Which treaty officially ended the American Revolutionary War in 1783?

Which treaty officially ended the American Revolutionary War in 1783?

• A. Treaty of Versailles
• B. Treaty of Ghent
• C. Treaty of Tordesillas
• D. Treaty of Paris

Answer: (D)

A peace treaty that formally ends a war is the official record of when hostilities stop and terms are agreed. The treaty signed in Paris in 1783 did exactly that for the American Revolutionary War: Britain acknowledged the independence of the United States and set the new nation’s borders, officially ending the war and establishing peace. The other treaties relate to entirely different events—Versailles ended World War I in 1919; Ghent ended the War of 1812; Tordesillas divided newly explored lands between Spain and Portugal long before the American Revolution. So the Treaty of Paris is the one that formally concluded the American fight for independence.

A peace treaty that formally ends a war is the official record of when hostilities stop and terms are agreed. The treaty signed in Paris in 1783 did exactly that for the American Revolutionary War: Britain acknowledged the independence of the United States and set the new nation’s borders, officially ending the war and establishing peace. The other treaties relate to entirely different events—Versailles ended World War I in 1919; Ghent ended the War of 1812; Tordesillas divided newly explored lands between Spain and Portugal long before the American Revolution. So the Treaty of Paris is the one that formally concluded the American fight for independence.