agreeing peace Flashcards
usa:
what they wanted
independence
trans appalachian region
usa:
what they got
independence
trans appalachian region
allowed to extend boundary west to mississippi area, north to st lawrence and south to 31st parallel
fishing rights in newfoundland/ nova scotia
loyalist property was supposed to be returned
usa:
are they satisfied?
yes
but lose florida and spanish control of mississippi causes problems later
loyalist property not returned by many states
britain:
what they wanted
prepared to be generous to americans in order to secure seperate french american alliance and secure good trade with america in the future
britain:
what they got:
separate negotiations with america
secures peace treaty in november with america. 1782- hostilities end
february 1782 - all nations agree treaty of paris september 1783
british merchants allowed to trade
loyalists got some confiscated property returned
america agree to cede caribbean islands to britain
britain:
are they satisfied?
yes
but angry not all loyalists were given compensation so decide not to evacuate forts around the great lakes
france and spain:
what they wanted
france - keen for peace since finances were a mess and trans appalachian region
spain - gibraltar and florida, control of the mississippi
france and spain:
what they got
french get an end to war- but stirred up trouble and republicanism at home. they gain tobago and area around senegal
spain get west florida and minorca but cede st kitts and bahamas to britain and gibraltar remained british
france and spain:
are they satisfied?
france don’t really gain much for the money