According to historians, here's what was decided upon before signing the 1763 Treaty of Paris: "Under Choiseul's plan, Britain would gain all French territory east of the Mississippi, while Spain ...

On this day in 1784, the Continental Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris, formally ending the ... The treaty granted the United States territory westward to the Mississippi River.

This article is based on Article III of the 1898 Treaty of Paris. It set the boundaries of Philippine territory as follows: “Spain cedes to the United States the archipelago known as the ...