Treaty of Paris

1. Treaty of Paris

2. Creation of the Treaty • Franklin, Jay, John Adams sought to advance American interests in lengthy negotiations: • Original demands: independence, large territorial concessions (Franklin wanted Canada), and fishing rights • Americans feared the French and Spanish would bargain with British at the expense of the U.S. • France did not want a powerful US • Ignoring Congress instructions, they made a separate peace with the British before full negotiations took place. • Britain liberal with Americans because did not want them to make a close alliance with France, wanted to reopen trade

4. Provisions of Treaty • Britain formally recognized independence of U.S. • Boundaries set from Great Lakes on the North to the Mississippi River on the West to Florida on the South. No access to the Gulf of Mexico • No further persecution of Loyalists and restitution for confiscated property "recommended" to states. • Fishing access for Americans in waters off East Canada • No reference to ending slave trade, an original goal of the Americans

5. Effects of the Treaty of Paris • British Recognized Independence, but gave US little respect • British did not attempt to protect land of Native American allies • Britain did not specify when they would evacuate their American forts • State governments did not follow through on: • Recovery of Loyalist property • Pay back of debt owed to Britain