It having pleased ...the King of Great Britain, ... and of the United States of America, to forget all past Misunderstandings and Differences that have unhappily interrupted the good Correspondence
and Friendship which they mutually wish to restore... and mutual Convenience as may promote and
secure to both perpetual Peace and Harmony...which Articles were agreed to be inserted in and
constitute the Treaty of Peace ...
Treaty of Paris, 1783
Which of the following occurred as a result of the treaty excerpted above?
A. Americans declared their independence from Great Britain
B. France agreed not to interfere in American affairs
C. Great Britain recognized the U. S. as an independent nation
D. Spain lost most of its empire in America