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Did Britain actually sign 13 separate treaties with the US at the end of the revolutionary war?

There seems to be some people spreading this around, is it fact? Because all I can find is the Treaty of Paris in 1783, where Article one lists the colonies by name.

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1. im not sure but i was always taught in school he britain never acknowledged the USA as a nation until after the war of 1812
2. The Treaty of Paris was ratified by Congress; which means it was a single treaty signed between the US and Britain. Britain signed separate treaties with other combatants in the Revolutionary War, such as France and the Netherlands. To correct the above answer: By signing the treaty of Paris with the US, Britain officially recognized the US as a separate, sovereign nation.
3. The answer is no