Treaty of Paris 1763: Taxing the Colonies Author Joseph Ellis discusses why the British imposed taxes on the colonists following the 1763 Treaty of Paris.

On the day in 1783, the United States and Great Britain signed a formal peace treaty in Paris, putting the Revolutionary War behind them.

On the night of February 10, 1763, crowds gathered and fireworks lighted the skies of London, Paris, and Boston to celebrate of the signing of the Treaty of Paris and the end of the Seven Years ...

On Feb. 10, 1763, the Treaty of Paris ended the Seven Years' War between Britain and Spain and also the French and Indian War, with France ceding Quebec to Great Britain.

On Feb. 10, 1763, the Treaty of Paris ended the Seven Years' War between Britain and Spain and also the French and Indian War, with France ceding Quebec to Great Britain.

On this day in 1784, the Continental Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris, formally ending the Revolutionary War and establishing the United States as sovereign nation.

Author Joseph Ellis discusses why the British imposed taxes on the colonists following the 1763 Treaty of Paris.

On Feb. 10, 1763, the Treaty of Paris ended the Seven Years' War between Britain and Spain and also the French and Indian War, with France ceding Quebec to Great Britain.