The Jay Treaty resulted in the U.S. receiving “most favoured nation” status with the British and the relinquishing of the forts to the Americans. In return, the U.S. would not ally with France, which ...

The Continental Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris on Jan. 14, 1784, officially establishing the United States as an independent and sovereign nation. The Continental Congress approved ...

Paul Heatherington has been researching the story of Dr John Carr, who translated a poem which accompanied the news of the Treaty of Paris being signed ...

This will be the 60th inauguration ceremony for a U.S. president. The Treaty of Paris in 1783 recognised the independence of the United States and was a significant milestone setting the stage for ...

The iconic international climate treaty - the Paris Agreement - includes a pledge to try and keep temperatures from rising by more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. But the UN recently warned ...

This Tuesday isn’t just any other Tuesday – the day marks 241 years since the United States was formally recognized as an independent and sovereign nation, or what is known as National ...

The final treaty – the Peace of Paris – was signed in September 1783 at the Hotel d’York in Paris, History.com reported. The treaty still needed to be ratified within six months of its ...

the Treaty of Paris, officially establishing the U.S. as an independent and sovereign nation, according to the Library of Congress. Americans Benjamin Franklin, John Jay and John Adams had negotiated ...