An American history . history. Themen who would havesaved the empire werenow to wind up its affairs,make an end of the oldEnglish empire of theseventeenth and eight-eenth centuries, and begina new one — the modernBritish empire of our ownday. Toward Americatheir course had neverwavered. Nor did it plan was to offerAmerica instant recogni-tion, but to prosecute thewar vigorously againstthe enemies of Englandin Europe and Battle of Dominica. However, the senseless andterrible war was not quite over. At the opening of 1782France and Spain thought the time had come to destroyEn
An American history . history. Themen who would havesaved the empire werenow to wind up its affairs,make an end of the oldEnglish empire of theseventeenth and eight-eenth centuries, and begina new one — the modernBritish empire of our ownday. Toward Americatheir course had neverwavered. Nor did it plan was to offerAmerica instant recogni-tion, but to prosecute thewar vigorously againstthe enemies of Englandin Europe and Battle of Dominica. However, the senseless andterrible war was not quite over. At the opening of 1782France and Spain thought the time had come to destroyEngland. The last blow to her prestige was to be struck by agreat fleet which was brought together in the West Indieswith De Grasse in command. At this supreme crisis in heraffairs England was saved by one of her greatest admirals, SirGeorge Rodney, who met De Grasse off the Island of Dominica,April 12, 1782. After twelve hours of furious battle the * The same who secured the repeal of the Stamp Act. See section DISPOSITION OF AMERICAN TERRITORYPROPOSED BY VERGENNES THE WAR OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 211 French admiral struck his flag. The whole of that proudfleet which was to give England her deathblow was eithersunk or taken, or in headlong flight. This great victory putthe peace negotiations on a new footing. Everybody was ex-hausted. The time had come to establish peace among thenations with general fairness to all concerned. 309. The Treaty of Paris. The plenipotentiaries of thevarious powers met at Paris, where America was represented FACSIMILE OF SIGNATURES TO THE TREATY OF 1783 by Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay. After tortuousnegotiation,^ several treaties were drawn up. The one betweenthe United States and Great Britain was signed September 3,1783. This momentous document, which admitted our coun-try into the family of the nations, began thus: His BrittanicMajesty acknowledges the said United States ... to be free,sovereign and independent states. . 1 America
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