Question

The 1783 Treaty of Paris granted the United States all the following except:

• A. British recognition of the United States as an independent nation
• B. All territory between the 13 states and the Mississippi River
• C. The right to maintain a standing army in the former colonies
• D. British acceptance of U.S. payment of all debts owed by the colonies
• E. Fishing rights in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

Answer 1

The correct option is C The right to maintain a standing army in the former colonies

The right to maintain a standing army in the former colonies. The United States did not need the permission of a foreign power to maintain a standing army in its own town.