January 14 in American History
The Confederation Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris, formally ending the Revolutionary War and confirming American independence in the eyes of the world. The fighting had stopped in 1781; the paperwork made it final. The United States was now, officially and internationally, its own nation.
In 1784: Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris. The Confederation Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris, formally ending the Revolutionary War and confirming American independence in the eyes of the world.
The Confederation Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris, formally ending the Revolutionary War and confirming American independence in the eyes of the world. The fighting had stopped in 1781; the paperwork made it final. The United States was now, officially and internationally, its own nation.
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