What document ended the revalutionary war?

Answer 1

Strictly speaking there is no correct answer to that.

From the American point of view the War of the Revolution ended when the Declaration of Independence was signed. The problem here lays in the fact it was not a 'true' war as such, as between Britain and France for example; it was essentially armed insurrection by a handful of British colonists against the legitimate government of the day, albeit 3,000 miles away.

Therefore no declaration of war was made, nor would it have been accepted if it had been made. As far as I am aware although the British Government today recognises the USA as a nation, from a strictly legal/historical point and under British law of the day the USA consists of a group of New World Crown Colonies in abstentia, or something like that.

In other words as Britain never formally surrendered to a war that was never formally fought, the war never took place. Therefore no surrender was possible and an end to 'the war' and subsequent 'peace' was neither required or desired at that time lest it legitimise the colonies claim to be independent.