Trivia: Franklin helped draft the Treaty of Paris in 1783, effectively doing what?
Accepting military aid from France
Ending the Revolutionary War
Purchasing parts of Louisiana
Annexing Canada to the French
Correct Answer: Ending the Revolutionary War
So why is this answer correct? : The treaty was signed on September 3, 1783, putting an end to nearly a decade of war between the American colonies and the British monarchy. The U.S. was granted independence and substantial land thanks to this treaty. The specifications were negotiated by various American statesmen including Franklin, and the treaty was finally signed by Franklin, Adams, and Jay at the Hotel d’York in Paris, France.