Pinckney's Treaty

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Pinckney's Treaty was a 1795 agreement between the United States and Spain that settled territorial disputes and granted Americans navigation rights on the Mississippi River and access to the port of New Orleans.

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Treaty of San Lorenzo 3
Pinckney's Treaty canonical 2
Pinckney's Treaty of 1795 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty
historical event
international agreement
affectedRegion American Southwest
Mississippi River Valley
Spanish Florida
alsoKnownAs Treaty of Madrid (1795)
Treaty of San Lorenzo
linked to: Pinckney's Treaty
cameIntoForce 1796
countryParty Kingdom of Spain
United States of America
definedBoundary U.S.–Spanish Florida boundary at the 31st parallel north
grantedRight access to the port of New Orleans for American commerce
navigation on the Mississippi River to U.S. citizens
right of deposit at New Orleans to U.S. citizens
historicalContext early U.S. expansion to the west
post-American Revolutionary War diplomacy
impact facilitated western expansion of the United States
reduced tensions between the United States and Spain
strengthened U.S. control over western trade routes
language English
Spanish
legalStatus ratified by the Spanish Crown
ratified by the United States Senate
namedAfter Thomas Pinckney
negotiatedBy Manuel de Godoy
linked to: Manuel Godoy

Thomas Pinckney
providedFor extradition of criminals between the United States and Spain
joint U.S.–Spanish boundary commissions
mutual protection of each country’s subjects and citizens
relatedTo Adams administration foreign policy
Jay's Treaty
linked to: Jay Treaty
resolvedIssue navigation rights on the Mississippi River
territorial disputes between the United States and Spain
use of the port of New Orleans by Americans
signingDate 1795-10-27
signingLocation San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
linked to: El Escorial
signingYear 1795
subjectOf United States diplomatic history studies
scholarship on early American foreign relations
timePeriod 18th century

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Washington administration signed Pinckney's Treaty
presidency of George Washington majorForeignPolicyIssue Pinckney's Treaty with Spain
linked to: Pinckney's Treaty
Pinckney's Treaty alsoKnownAs Treaty of San Lorenzo
linked to: Pinckney's Treaty
United States–Spain relations keyTreaty Pinckney's Treaty of 1795
linked to: Pinckney's Treaty
Thomas Pinckney notableWork Treaty of San Lorenzo
linked to: Pinckney's Treaty
Thomas Pinckney signed Treaty of San Lorenzo
linked to: Pinckney's Treaty