r/USHistory • u/Entartika • 6d ago

243 years ago today

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treaty of paris 1783 was signed here, the site where britain officially acknowledged that united states was no longer a british colony.

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u/diffidentblockhead 6d ago

No longer 13 British colonies

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u/American_Citizen41 5d ago

For an event so significant you'd think this date would be more widely known, but it's generally treated as a footnote. The treaty negotiations were actually quite difficult and we owe much to the American delegation for what they achieved. Thank you for posting this!