September 3 in American History
Great Britain formally recognized American independence, eight years after the shots at Lexington and Concord. Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay negotiated the terms in Paris. The war was won on the battlefield; the country was made real on paper, in this treaty.
In 1783: the Treaty of Paris ends the Revolution. Great Britain formally recognized American independence, eight years after the shots at Lexington and Concord.
Great Britain formally recognized American independence, eight years after the shots at Lexington and Concord. Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay negotiated the terms in Paris. The war was won on the battlefield; the country was made real on paper, in this treaty.
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