ON THIS DATE in 1784 was the end of America's Revolutionary War - 1775 - 1784

January 14, 1784

THE TREATY OF PARIS

was ratified by the United

Colonies / Commonwealths /

States

it took until April for

Great Britain to sign that

treaty

Noticed in "Writer's Almanac" (American Public Media: Garrison Keillor): 

 The U.S. War of Independence officially ended on September 3 in 1783 

with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The war, which began at Lexington 

and Concord in the spring of 1775, had more or less been over for two years, 

since Cornwallis surrendered his army at Yorktown, but the American Navy 

continued harassing the British. And by the time the treaty was signed, 

the American fleet had captured dozens of British ships. 

The treaty required Britain to recognize the independence of 

the United States and to cede all lands east of the Mississippi to the U.S.

Ratification Day holiday was marked on the succeeding Jan. 14th

thereafter . . .