Ratification and exchange of ratified copies
- When
- January 14 – May 12, 1784
- Where
- Annapolis, Maryland and Paris
The Congress of the Confederation ratified the treaty on January 14, 1784; Britain ratified on April 9, and copies were exchanged in Paris on May 12, 1784.
The Congress of the Confederation ratified the Treaty of Paris on January 14, 1784, in the Old Senate Chamber of the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland. Copies were sent back to Europe for ratification by the other parties, the first reaching France in March 1784. British ratification occurred on April 9, 1784, and the ratified versions were exchanged in Paris on May 12, 1784. Only Article 1, acknowledging the United States' existence as free, sovereign, and independent states, remains in force.
Sources
- Treaty of Paris (1783) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29
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