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The Paris Treaty 1789   Efforts to restrain conflict: treaties, balance-of-power diplomacy, and international organizations The Treaty of Paris was signed in order restrain conflict by formally ending the War of the American Revolution between the US and Great Britain. On September 3, 1783, the US and British Representatives signed this agreement at the Hotel de York recognizing the independence and Western territory of the United States. The nine articles of the Paris Treaty also established the US boundaries, restored the property of Loyalists, and specified certain rights. It also established peace between Great Britain and its allied countries, France, Spain, and the Netherlands. John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay were present to sign the agreement representing the United States. Representing the British Monarch was David Hartley. The treaty was ratified by the Congress of the Confederation. It secured “perpetual peace and harmony” between both parties allowing them to “forget all past misunderstandings and differences.” Mckay, Hill, Buckler, John, Bennet, John. // A History of Western Society //. 7. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Comapny, 2003.