Intresting facts about the 1783 treaty of paris

Signed by U.S. and British Representatives on September 3, 1783, ending the Revolutionary War

Based on a preliminary treaty agreed to in 1782

Recognized the independence of the United States

Granted the U.S. significant western territories

in february 1787, congress decided that a convention should be convened to revise the articles of confederation, the nation’s first constitution. in may, 55 delegates came to philadelphia, and the constitutional convention began. debates erupted over representation in congress, over slavery, and over the new executive branch. the debates continued through four hot and muggy months. but eventually the delegates reached compromises, and on september 17, they produced the u.s. constitution, replacing the articles with the governing document that has functioned effectively for more than 200 years.