George Washington: On This Day in 1783
The Treaty of Paris is Signed, September 3, 1783
On September 3, 1783 John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay, the three Americans who were sent to Paris to negotiate a peace process with Great Britain, signed the Treaty of Paris (shown above) guaranteeing several points of national interest for the nascent nation. Of these independence and the delineation of western boundaries to allow for expansion into those regions were paramount.
With the war formally over, George Washington was able to resign his commission as commander in chief later that year on December, 23, and return home to Mount Vernon.
September 10th, 2010 at 8:38 am
It is no surprise John Adams was later able to keep war from breaking out with the U.S. and France during his Presidency. His experience with the Treaty of Paris and later as minister to France caused him to have great respect for the French.
September 10th, 2010 at 10:51 am
We think that the right decision was made to sign the Treaty, making the peace known because if the wars would have proceeding to take place, the history of our coutry would have been extremely altered.