Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778)

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bilateral treaty commercial treaty diplomatic treaty international agreement

The Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) was a landmark agreement between the United States and France that recognized American independence and established vital commercial and diplomatic relations during the American Revolutionary War.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) canonical	9
Franco-American Commercial Treaty	1
Franco-American Treaty of Amity and Commerce	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty ⓘ commercial treaty ⓘ diplomatic treaty ⓘ international agreement ⓘ
aimedTo	encourage French trade with the United States ⓘ undermine British commercial dominance ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) ⓘ surface form: Franco-American Commercial Treaty Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) ⓘ surface form: Franco-American Treaty of Amity and Commerce
category	18th-century treaty ⓘ Treaty involving France ⓘ Treaty involving the United States ⓘ
countrySignatory	France ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of France United States of America ⓘ
dateSigned	1778-02-06 ⓘ
established	formal diplomatic relations between France and the United States ⓘ most-favored-nation status in commerce ⓘ mutual commercial privileges ⓘ rules for trade and navigation ⓘ
hasPreamble	recognized the independence of the United States ⓘ
historicalContext	American Revolutionary War ⓘ surface form: American War of Independence
historicalPeriod	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
influenced	later Franco-American commercial relations ⓘ
inForceDuring	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
involvedDiplomat	Arthur Lee ⓘ Benjamin Franklin ⓘ Silas Deane ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalStatus	binding treaty under international law ⓘ
negotiatedBy	American commissioners in Paris ⓘ
negotiatedWith	French foreign minister Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes ⓘ
placeSigned	France ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of France Paris ⓘ
providedFor	consular relations ⓘ mutual protection of shipping ⓘ rights of neutral ships ⓘ treatment of prizes taken at sea ⓘ
ratifiedBy	Second Continental Congress ⓘ surface form: Continental Congress France ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of France
recognized	United States independence ⓘ
relatedTo	Treaty of Alliance (1778) ⓘ
signatoryParty	Louis XVI of France ⓘ Second Continental Congress ⓘ surface form: United States Continental Congress
signedTogetherWith	Treaty of Alliance (1778) ⓘ
stipulated	French access to American ports ⓘ free ports for American ships in France ⓘ mutual most-favored-nation treatment in customs and duties ⓘ rules for contraband and blockade ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American Revolutionary War → treaty → Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) ⓘ

Treaty of Alliance (1778) → linkedTreaty → Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) ⓘ

Treaty of Alliance (1778) → precededBy → Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) ⓘ

Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) → alsoKnownAs → Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Franco-American Treaty of Amity and Commerce

Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) → alsoKnownAs → Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Franco-American Commercial Treaty

Louis XVI of France → signed → Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) ⓘ

Convention of 1800 → relatedDocument → Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) ⓘ

French foreign minister Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes → notableWork → Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) ⓘ

subject surface form: Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes

Treaty of Mortefontaine → terminated → Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) ⓘ

Securing French support for the American Revolution → resultedIn → Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) ⓘ

United States–France relations → historicalEvent → Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) ⓘ