Ratification and Exchange of Ratifications
- When
- January 14 – May 12, 1784
- Where
- Annapolis and Paris
The Congress of the Confederation ratified the treaty on January 14, 1784; Britain ratified on April 9, 1784, with exchange in Paris on May 12, 1784.
The Congress of the Confederation, the legislative body of the newly established United States, ratified the treaty on January 14, 1784, in the Old Senate Chamber of the Maryland State House in Annapolis. Copies sent to Europe for ratification by the other parties first reached France in March 1784. British ratification occurred on April 9, 1784, and the ratified versions were exchanged in Paris on May 12, 1784.
Sources
- Treaty of Paris (1783) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29
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