Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778)

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty ⓘ
commercial treaty ⓘ
diplomatic treaty ⓘ
international agreement ⓘ
aimedTo encourage French trade with the United States ⓘ
undermine British commercial dominance ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Franco-American Commercial Treaty ⓘ
Franco-American Treaty of Amity and Commerce ⓘ
category 18th-century treaty ⓘ
Treaty involving France ⓘ
Treaty involving the United States ⓘ
countrySignatory Kingdom of France ⓘ
linked to: 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 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 Kingdom of France ⓘ
linked to: France

Paris ⓘ
providedFor consular relations ⓘ
mutual protection of shipping ⓘ
rights of neutral ships ⓘ
treatment of prizes taken at sea ⓘ
ratifiedBy Continental Congress ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
linked to: France
recognized United States independence ⓘ
relatedTo Treaty of Alliance (1778) ⓘ
signatoryParty Louis XVI of France ⓘ
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 ⓘ

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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 → Franco-American Treaty of Amity and Commerce ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778)
Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) → alsoKnownAs → Franco-American Commercial Treaty ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778)
Louis XVI of France → signed → Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) ⓘ
Convention of 1800 → relatedDocument → Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) ⓘ
Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes → notableWork → Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) ⓘ
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) ⓘ
United States (during Revolutionary War) → signedTreaty → Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) ⓘ
Anglo-French War (1778–1783) → hasCause → Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) between France and the United States ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778)