What treaty ended the American Revolutionary War?

• A. The Treaty of Paris (1783)
• B. The Treaty of Versailles
• C. The Treaty of Ghent
• D. The Treaty of London

Answer: (A)

The question hinges on knowing which agreement formally ended the American Revolutionary War. The treaty that did this is the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1783. It marked the end of hostilities between Great Britain and the United States and officially recognized American independence. It also set the new nation’s borders, roughly extending the United States from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi River and up to the Great Lakes, with the outcome shaping the country’s future growth.

The other treaties listed correspond to different conflicts: one ended World War I, another ended the War of 1812, and the London treaty refers to agreements not connected to concluding the American Revolution.