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.

Answer this question: who did the treaty of paris grant independence to? Let's think fast. Stream of consciousness:
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.