United KingdomHistory 100 · History
True or false? Britain recognised the independence of the American colonies in 1783.
- aTrueCorrect answer
- bFalse
Why?
True. The colonists declared independence in 1776, and after years of war Britain accepted it in a peace treaty in 1783.
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