History of the United States I / Unit 6 USH1 0775 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Treaty of Paris
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The idea
The Treaty of Paris was signed in September seventeen eighty-three by David Hartley for Britain and by Adams, Franklin and Jay for the United States.
In practice
Boundaries set at the Mississippi, the Atlantic, Canada and Florida, with New England fishing rights off Newfoundland.
Where people slip
States were encouraged to stop persecuting Loyalists and to return confiscated property, which most did not do.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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