In 1782, the Continental Congress named a 5 member commission to negotiate the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain and bring an end to the American Revolution. Two of the appointees never arrived in Paris in time to take part in the negotiations. Which one of these appointees was captured by a British warship and interred in the Tower of London and thus never got to Paris?
Correct answer: C. Henry Laurens
- A. John Adams
- B. Thomas Jefferson
- C. Henry Laurens
- D. John Jay
Explanation
Henry Laurens, a former president of the Continental Congress, was captured by the British and held in the Tower of London, so he could not participate in the Paris negotiations. The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783, formally ending the American Revolutionary War.
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