Prussian–American Treaty of Amity and Commerce

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bilateral treaty international agreement treaty of amity and commerce

The Prussian–American Treaty of Amity and Commerce was an 18th-century agreement between the Kingdom of Prussia and the United States that established formal diplomatic and commercial relations and is noted for its progressive humanitarian provisions.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty ⓘ international agreement ⓘ treaty of amity and commerce ⓘ
appliesTo	commercial relations between Prussia and the United States ⓘ diplomatic relations between Prussia and the United States ⓘ maritime trade between Prussia and the United States ⓘ treatment of prisoners of war captured by either party ⓘ treatment of shipwrecked persons of either party ⓘ
countrySignatory	Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	18th-century treaty ⓘ bilateral diplomatic instrument ⓘ commercial treaty ⓘ humanitarian treaty ⓘ part of early United States foreign relations ⓘ part of the diplomatic history of the Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ progressive for its time ⓘ
hasHumanitarianAspect	humane treatment of shipwrecked sailors ⓘ prohibition of privateering between the parties ⓘ protection of prisoners of war ⓘ provisions for fair treatment of captured crews ⓘ provisions limiting the suffering of civilians in wartime ⓘ
hasLanguage	provisions on consular protection ⓘ provisions on freedom of commerce and navigation ⓘ provisions on mutual most-favored-nation treatment in trade ⓘ provisions on the conduct of naval forces toward merchant vessels ⓘ provisions on the exchange and release of prisoners of war ⓘ provisions on the handling of contraband goods ⓘ provisions on the protection of fishermen and coastal traders ⓘ provisions on the restitution of captured property ⓘ provisions on the rights of neutral ships ⓘ provisions on the security of merchants and their property ⓘ provisions on the treatment of enemy subjects in each other's territory ⓘ
hasProgressiveFeature	advanced humanitarian protections for the 18th century GENERATED ⓘ emphasis on the rule of law in wartime conduct GENERATED ⓘ provisions to reduce the brutality of war at sea GENERATED ⓘ recognition of rights of non-combatants GENERATED ⓘ
hasPurpose	to establish formal diplomatic relations between Prussia and the United States ⓘ to promote peaceful trade ⓘ to protect the rights of merchants and sailors ⓘ to regulate commercial relations between Prussia and the United States ⓘ
relatedTo	Prussian foreign policy in the 18th century ⓘ development of the law of war at sea ⓘ early U.S.–European diplomatic relations ⓘ history of U.S. commercial treaties ⓘ history of international humanitarian law ⓘ
signatory	Frederick the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ representatives of the United States Congress ⓘ

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Germany–United States relations → earlyContact → Prussian–American Treaty of Amity and Commerce ⓘ