The peace negotiations after the war took place in Paris, France. On November 30, 1782 a preliminary treaty was signed. A final document was excepted a year later on Sep, 3. Almost all requests by the Americans were met, with the exception of Canada. American territory stretched all the way west to the edge of Spanish territory, the Mississippi River. More provisions appeared in the Treaty as well, such as the use of Canadian waters by American fishermen. The British were expected to leave behind all American-owned property for the new nation's use, this included slaves, but the controversial issue of the slave trade was carefully not brought up within the document.
The war lasted six years. They used guerilla tactics, and ungainly militias. Because this was a full-scale war, massive quantities were required for all. This sent prices up, The paper money that flooded the market ws close to worthless. Trade with other countries in the Mediterranean became more difficult, as pirate attacks were frequent without protection from the British navy. The war caused the economy to become highly infated and instable.
However, the war did create some advantages for the economy. For example, British limitations on American trade were no longer in place, allowing the marine merchant and manufacturing industries to mature unchecked. With the Proclamation Line no longer in existence, agriculture could grow and spread into even more fertile territory. Though the war did some serious damage to the country's fledgling economy in some ways, it did, in fact, bolster it in others.
Women were also affected by the war. Property rights moved a little bit more within reach, as the men left and allowed the women to run the farm, home, or business, and sometimes combinations of the three. The idea of spheres of influence was just coming into play, and women, like Abigail Adams, hoped to have men remember that they too had talents and abilities beyond that of a simple housekeeper. In the time following the Revolution, women were granted more than they ever had been in the past.
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