Treaty of Paris (1763)
Signed on 10 February 1763 by Britain, France, and Spain, the Treaty of Paris ended the Seven Years' War's colonial and naval dimensions. France ceded Canada and all territory east of the Mississippi to Britain; Louisiana west of the Mississippi and New Orleans were transferred to Spain as compensation for Spain's loss of Florida (which went to Britain). France retained the Caribbean sugar islands of Guadeloupe, Martinique, and St. Lucia, and limited fishing rights off Newfoundland via the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon. In India, France recovered its trading posts but agreed not to fortify them. Spain regained Cuba and the Philippines in exchange for Florida. The treaty settled colonial accounts across the Atlantic, Indian Ocean, and Caribbean simultaneously — the first peace settlement genuinely global in scope.
- Year: 1763 CE
- Category: Political
