Question

The United States became an independent nation ___________.


Choose the best answer from the options below:
A After the signing of the Treaty of Paris
B After the battle at Saratoga
C After the battle at Yorktown
D After the Declaration of Independence

Answer 1

The best answer is: **A After the signing of the Treaty of Paris**.

While the Declaration of Independence (option D) marked the formal assertion of independence, it was the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783 that officially recognized the United States as an independent nation.