1768International RelationsMedium
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?
AHenry Laurens
BJohn Jay
CJohn Adams
DThomas Jefferson
Correct answer
A. Henry Laurens
Explanation
The correct answer is Henry Laurens.