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End of American Revolution
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Although Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown in the Fall of 1781 marked the end of the American Revolution, minor battles between the British and the colonists continued for another two years. Finally, in February of 1783 George III issued his Proclamation of Cessation of Hostilities. Once the fighting stopped, a peace treaty was written. It was the Treaty of Paris and was signed in Paris on September 3, 1783. The agreement, also known as the Paris Peace Treaty, formally ended the United States War for Independence. Representing the United States were John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and John Jay, all of whom signed the treaty.
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addition to giving formal recognition to the U.S., the nine
articles that are in the treaty: established U.S. boundaries,
allowed for certain fishing rights, restored the rights
and property of Loyalists, opened up the Mississippi River to
citizens of both nations and asked for all British
forces to leave America.
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