The Treaty of Paris ended a war, secured Independence and created an Empire. On September 3, 1783, Franklin and the other peace commissioners signed the Treaty of Paris.

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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 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, which ended the Revolutionary War, was signed on the desk in 1783. Saleen Martin is a reporter on USA TODAY's NOW team. She is from Norfolk, Virginia – the 757.