End of the Revolutionary War Miss Springborn Team 6
Final Victory of Yorktown on October, 1781
1783: Treaty of Paris Negotiated by: –Benjamin Franklin –John Adams –John Jay
What does it say? 1.Britain recognizes American Independence 2.America agrees to pay loyalist for lost property 3.British soldiers are to leave American Territory
What else does it say? 4. America gets fishing rights off the coast of Canada 5. Spain gets Florida from Britain
NEW Boundaries Created: Mississippi to the West Canada to the North Florida to the South
Issues left to be solved by the new country… Massive debt Slavery Women’s rights Creation of a new government Election of new leaders How to collect taxes