Treaty of Mortefontaine

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The Treaty of Mortefontaine was a 1800 agreement between the United States and France that ended the Quasi-War and normalized diplomatic and commercial relations between the two nations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty
international agreement
peace treaty
aimedTo avoid full-scale war between the United States and France
alsoKnownAs Convention of 1800
Convention of Mortefontaine
conflictEnded Quasi-War
countryInvolved French Republic
United States of America
dateSigned 1800-09-30
hasEffect suspended resolution of American claims for seized ships
historicalPeriod Early national period of the United States
Napoleonic era
language English
French
legalStatus entered into force
locationSigned France
Mortefontaine, France
surface form: Mortefontaine
negotiatedBy Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
surface form: Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

Joseph Bonaparte
Oliver Ellsworth
William R. Davie
surface form: William Richardson Davie

William Vans Murray
normalizedRelationsBetween French Republic
United States of America
partOf history of United States foreign relations
precedes Louisiana Purchase
providedFor end of French privateering against American shipping
most-favored-nation trade treatment
restoration of peace between the United States and France
ratificationExchangeLocation Paris
ratifiedBy United States Senate
regulates maritime commerce between the United States and France
treatment of neutral ships
relatedEvent XYZ Affair
restoredDiplomaticRelationsBetween French Republic
United States of America
signatory French Republic
United States of America
signedDuring presidency of John Adams
signedUnderGovernmentOf French First Republic
surface form: First French Republic
subject Franco-American relations
commercial relations
naval warfare
terminated Treaty of Alliance (1778)
Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778)
typeOfAgreement convention
warTerminated Quasi-War
yearSigned 1800

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Convention of 1800 alsoKnownAs Treaty of Mortefontaine
Convention of Mortefontaine alsoKnownAs Treaty of Mortefontaine