Treaty of Tripoli (English version, 1797)

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The Treaty of Tripoli (English version, 1797) is an early U.S. diplomatic agreement with a Barbary State, notable for its assertion that the American government is not founded on Christianity and for clarifying relations between the United States and Muslim-majority Tripoli.

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instanceOf United States treaty
bilateral treaty
peace and friendship treaty
countryInvolved Tripoli NERFINISHED
United States of America NERFINISHED
dateRatified 1797
dateSigned 1796
hasArticle Article 11
hasClause mutual protection of ships and crews
non-hostility between the parties
regulation of tribute and presents
treatment of prisoners and shipwrecked sailors
hasFullTitle Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the United States of America and the Bey and Subjects of Tripoli of Barbary NERFINISHED
hasLanguage English
hasOriginalVersionIn Arabic
hasPurpose to end hostilities between the United States and Tripoli
to regulate tribute and payments between the United States and Tripoli
to secure safe passage for American ships in the Mediterranean
historicalContext early American diplomacy with Barbary States
post-American Revolutionary War period
isTranslationOf Treaty of Tripoli (Arabic version, 1796) NERFINISHED
legalStatus ratified treaty of the United States
locationRatified Philadelphia NERFINISHED
locationSigned Tripoli NERFINISHED
notableFor assertion that the Government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion
clarifying relations between the United States and a Muslim-majority Barbary State
early formal recognition of religious neutrality of the United States government
provisions for peace and friendship between the United States and Tripoli
partOf Barbary treaties NERFINISHED
ratifiedBy President John Adams NERFINISHED
United States Senate NERFINISHED
relatedTo Barbary Wars NERFINISHED
United States foreign policy toward the Barbary States
history of church–state separation in the United States
signatory Regency of Tripoli NERFINISHED
United States of America NERFINISHED
signedBy Tripoli NERFINISHED
United States of America NERFINISHED
subject maritime peace in the Mediterranean Sea
protection of American commerce from Barbary corsairs
relations between the United States and Tripoli
timePeriod Early national period of the United States
usedAsEvidenceFor U.S. intention to avoid religious conflict with Muslim-majority states
secular character of the early United States government

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Joel Barlow wroteText Treaty of Tripoli (English version, 1797)
Treaty of Tripoli (1805) relatedTo Treaty of Tripoli (English version, 1797)
this entity surface form: Treaty of Tripoli (1797)
Treaty of Tripoli (1805) chronologicallyAfter Treaty of Tripoli (English version, 1797)
this entity surface form: Treaty of Tripoli (1797)