According to the 1783 Treaty of Paris, in which Great Britain acknowledged American independence, the new nation’s boundaries were the Great Lakes, the Mississippi River, the state of Florida and the latitude line of 31° North.
What were the boundaries of the U.S. at the time of independence?
by Pamela Landy · Filed Under: American History
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