History of Europe

Treaty of Paris what did us have to promise in return for independence?

The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, formally recognized the United States as an independent nation. In return for this recognition, the US had to promise several things:

- To withdraw all of its troops from British territory and to cease all hostilities against British forces.

- To recognize the Mississippi River as the western border of the United States, which meant giving up any claims to the land west of the river (including present-day Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and parts of Minnesota and Ohio).

- To allow British merchants and traders to continue to use the Mississippi River and its tributaries for navigation and commerce, and to provide them with the same rights and privileges as American merchants and traders.

- To pay off all debts owed to British citizens, including debts that had been incurred before the war.

- To return all confiscated property to British citizens, or to compensate them for its loss.

- To prevent American Indians from attacking British citizens or their property.

- To establish a commission to resolve disputes over the boundary between the United States and Canada.