Treaty+of+Paris+Notes

Signed September 3, 1783 (George Washington called the time after Yorktown until the treaty as the "most dangerous period") Click on the map below for more information! Why did it take so long from when the war ended, until a treaty was agreed upon?
 * The Colonies were represented in Paris by famous people like John Jay, Ben Franklin and John Adams
 * Officially gave the Colonies independence from Great Britain
 * Gave land from the Atlantic Coast to the Mississippi River and from the Great Lakes to Florida
 * The Colonies gained fishing rights off of New Foundland
 * The Colonies were expected to pay any debts back to Great Britain