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美国历史上的今天

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When: Jan 14, 1784

What: Continental Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris.

Why significant: The Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War. Britain officially agreed to recognize the independence of its 13 former colonies as the new United States of America. The treaty outlined America’s fishing rights off the coast of Canada, defined territorial boundaries in North America formerly held by the British and forced an end to reprisals against British loyalists.

Historians have often commented that the treaty was very generous to the U.S. in terms of greatly enlarged boundaries. It is argued that British generosity was because Britain envisioned the U.S. to become a major trading partner. The concession of the vast trans-Appalachian region was designed to facilitate the growth of the American population and create lucrative markets for British merchants, without any military or administrative costs to Britain.

Tags: American Revolution, the Treaty of Paris