Treaty of Algiers (1815)

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The Treaty of Algiers (1815) was the agreement that ended the Second Barbary War, compelling Algiers to cease attacks on American shipping and effectively terminating U.S. payment of tribute to the Barbary States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical document ⓘ
peace treaty ⓘ
abolishedPractice payment of tribute by the United States to Algiers ⓘ
ransom payments for American prisoners by the United States to Algiers ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Decatur–Shaler Treaty with Algiers ⓘ
approvedBy President James Madison ⓘ
linked to: James Madison

United States Senate ⓘ
barbaryStateInvolved Algiers ⓘ
category 1815 treaties ⓘ
Barbary Wars ⓘ
Treaties of the United States ⓘ
effectOnUnitedStates ended U.S. policy of paying tribute to Barbary States ⓘ
secured American maritime trade in the Mediterranean ⓘ
endedConflict Second Barbary War ⓘ
enteredIntoForceFor Regency of Algiers ⓘ
United States ⓘ
followed War of 1812 ⓘ
hasDate 1815-12-23 ⓘ
hasYear 1815 ⓘ
historicalSignificance marked the end of Barbary tribute payments by the United States ⓘ
strengthened U.S. naval prestige in the Mediterranean ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Ottoman Turkish ⓘ
negotiatedBy Stephen Decatur ⓘ
William Shaler ⓘ
party Regency of Algiers ⓘ
United States ⓘ
placeInUSLaw part of early U.S. treaty practice with non-European states ⓘ
preceded later European interventions against Barbary piracy ⓘ
relatedTo Barbary Wars ⓘ
First Barbary War ⓘ
Treaty of Ghent ⓘ
Treaty of Tripoli (1796) ⓘ
resultOf American victory in the Second Barbary War ⓘ
U.S. naval expedition to the Mediterranean (1815) ⓘ
signedByRepresentativeOfUnitedStates Stephen Decatur ⓘ
William Shaler ⓘ
signedByRulerOfAlgiers Dey of Algiers ⓘ
linked to: Deylik of Algiers
signedIn Algiers ⓘ
signedInPresentDayCountry Algeria ⓘ
stipulated cessation of Algerine attacks on American shipping ⓘ
end of U.S. tribute payments to Algiers ⓘ
protection of American commerce in the Mediterranean ⓘ
release of American captives ⓘ
respect for American flag by Algiers ⓘ

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Second Barbary War → treaty → Treaty of Algiers (1815) ⓘ
Treaty of Tripoli (English version, 1797) → partOf → Barbary treaties ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Algiers (1815)
Treaty of Algiers (1815) → alsoKnownAs → Decatur–Shaler Treaty with Algiers ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Algiers (1815)