The American Revolutionary War is part of the history of the United States.
The Treaty of Paris , signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3 , 1783 , ended the American Revolutionary War . The treaty set the boundaries between the British Empire and the United States , on lines `` exceedingly generous '' to the latter . United States . The war ended in 1783 with recognition of the independence of the United States by Great Britain , representing the first successful war of independence against a European power .