Answer: the key provisions of the treaty of pairs guaranteed both nations access to the Mississippi River, defined the boundaries of the United States, called for the british surrender of all posts within U.S. territory, required payment of all debts contracted before the war, and an end to all retaliatory measures against loyalists and their property.
Tension grew in 1775 as British troops controlled Boston. In response, the colonists agreed with the Intolerable Acts, consented to British rule, negotiated with the king, and formed armed militias.
