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The Treaty of Paris was signed by U.S. and British Representatives on September 3, 1783, ending the War of the American Revolution. Based on a1782 preliminary treaty, the agreement recognized U.S. independence and granted the U.S. significant western territory.
It was Britain, France, and Spain that primarily founded settlements in North America, although the Spanish motivation was slightly different than that of Britain and France in that it purely sought to extract gold and other riches from the area.
