[BroJoeK]

FLT-bird: "The 1783 Treaty of Paris recognized North Carolina and Rhode Island individually by name along with the other 11 colonies as being sovereign."

The 1783 Treaty recognized all 13 states (not colonies) as members of the United States, which united negotiated a single treaty with the Brits, not 13 separate treaties.

[FLT-bird]

The 1783 Treaty recognized all 13 states (not colonies) as members of the United States, which united negotiated a single treaty with the Brits, not 13 separate treaties.

They were named individually and the sovereignty of each was recognized. Specifically. The Founders insisted upon it.