End of the War

On September 3, 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed by American and British representatives. This formally recognized the United States as an independent nation and ended the Revolutionary War. Here’s a fact you may not have known about the treaty: The three American negotiators, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and John Jay, arranged their signatures in alphabetical order when they signed.

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