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| The '''Treaty of Paris''', often called the '''Peace of Paris''', or the '''Treaty of 1763''', was signed on ], ], by the kingdoms of ], ] and ], with ] in agreement. Together with the ], it ended the ]/]. The treaties marked the beginning of an extensive period of British dominance outside of Europe. | |||
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| While the bulk of conquered territories were restored to their pre-war owners, the British made some substantial overseas gains at the expense of France and, to a lesser extent, Spain. Preferring to keep ], France gave up ] and all of its claims to the territory east of the ] to Britain. Spain ceded ] to the British, but later received ] and ] from France; ] and ] were restored to Spain. France retained ] and recovered ], ], and ] in exchange for ], ], ], and ] going to the British. In ], the French lost out to the British, receiving back its "factories" (trading posts), but agreeing to support the British client governments, as well as returning ] and agreeing not to base troops in ]. The British garrison on the ] island of ] was returned to her control, having been captured by the French at the outbreak of hostilities in Europe. | |||
| Britain returned the ] station on the isle of ] to the French, but gained the ] and its settlements. Britain agreed to demolish its fortifications in ], but received permission from Spain to keep a ]-cutting colony there. Britain confirmed in the treaty the rights of its new subjects to practice the ] religion and received confirmation of the continuation of the British king's ] right as a ] of the ]. | |||
| It is sometimes claimed that the British King ] renounced his claim to be ] by the treaty. (From 1340 to 1360, from 1369 to 1420, and from 1422, the monarchs of England and Great Britain had claimed the French throne). However, this a historical myth, and it is also falsely attributed to some of the treaties of the ]. Such a renunciation is nowhere in the text of the treaty, and, in fact, George III continued to be styled "King of France" and used the ] as part of his ] until 1801, when Britain and ] united. It was dropped then because the claim was regarded as ]. | |||
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The Treaty of Paris, often called the Peace of Paris, or the Treaty of 1763, was signed on February 10, 1763, by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement. Together with the Treaty of Hubertusburg, it ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War. The treaties marked the beginning of an extensive period of British dominance outside of Europe.
While the bulk of conquered territories were restored to their pre-war owners, the British made some substantial overseas gains at the expense of France and, to a lesser extent, Spain. Preferring to keep Guadaloupe, France gave up New France and all of its claims to the territory east of the Mississippi River to Britain. Spain ceded Florida to the British, but later received New Orleans and French Louisiana from France; Manila and Cuba were restored to Spain. France retained Saint Pierre and Miquelon and recovered Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Saint Lucia in exchange for Dominica, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Tobago going to the British. In India, the French lost out to the British, receiving back its "factories" (trading posts), but agreeing to support the British client governments, as well as returning Sumatra and agreeing not to base troops in Bengal. The British garrison on the Mediterranean island of Minorca was returned to her control, having been captured by the French at the outbreak of hostilities in Europe.
Britain returned the slave station on the isle of Gorée to the French, but gained the Senegal River and its settlements. Britain agreed to demolish its fortifications in Honduras, but received permission from Spain to keep a logwood-cutting colony there. Britain confirmed in the treaty the rights of its new subjects to practice the Roman Catholic religion and received confirmation of the continuation of the British king's Hanoverian right as a Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire.
It is sometimes claimed that the British King George III renounced his claim to be King of France by the treaty. (From 1340 to 1360, from 1369 to 1420, and from 1422, the monarchs of England and Great Britain had claimed the French throne). However, this a historical myth, and it is also falsely attributed to some of the treaties of the French Revolutionary Wars. Such a renunciation is nowhere in the text of the treaty, and, in fact, George III continued to be styled "King of France" and used the fleurs-de-lis as part of his arms until 1801, when Britain and Ireland united. It was dropped then because the claim was regarded as anachronistic.