Give a stream of consciousness and then the final answer. This treaty and the separate peace treaties between Great Britain and the nations that supported the American cause -- France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic -- are known collectively as the Peace of Paris. Only Article 1 of the treaty, which acknowledges the United States' existence as free sovereign and independent states, remains in force.\n\nAnswer this question: who did the treaty of paris grant independence to?
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This is the relevant information: Only Article 1 of the treaty, which acknowledges the United States' existence as free sovereign and independent states, remains in force.
So, the final answer is the United States.
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