Treaty of Tripoli (1816)

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The Treaty of Tripoli (1816) was the agreement that concluded the Second Barbary War, compelling Tripoli to end attacks on American shipping and release U.S. captives.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical document ⓘ
peace treaty ⓘ
appliesTo American merchant vessels ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea trade routes ⓘ
cause Tripolitan attacks on American shipping ⓘ
capture of American seamen by Tripolitan forces ⓘ
concludedConflict Second Barbary War ⓘ
countrySignatory Regency of Tripoli ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
enforcedBy United States Navy ⓘ
follows First Barbary War treaties ⓘ
geopoliticalContext Barbary corsair activity in the Mediterranean ⓘ
post-Napoleonic era naval power shifts ⓘ
goal to end Barbary corsair depredations against U.S. commerce ⓘ
to secure safe passage for American vessels ⓘ
hasLanguage Arabic ⓘ
English ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
includesProvision cessation of hostilities between the parties ⓘ
protection of American ships from Tripolitan capture ⓘ
release of American prisoners without ransom ⓘ
legalStatus binding international agreement ⓘ
locationSigned Tripoli ⓘ
mainEffect ended Tripolitan attacks on American shipping ⓘ
restored peace between the United States and Tripoli ⓘ
secured release of U.S. captives ⓘ
partOf Barbary treaties between the United States and North African states ⓘ
regulates relations between the United States and Tripoli ⓘ
relatedDocument Treaty of Tripoli (1797) ⓘ
other U.S.–Barbary treaties of the early 19th century ⓘ
relatedTo U.S. naval expansion in the early 1800s ⓘ
United States–Barbary States relations ⓘ
linked to: Barbary States

anti-piracy operations in the Mediterranean ⓘ
significance marked decline of Barbary States’ ability to extort tribute from the United States ⓘ
strengthened U.S. position against Barbary piracy ⓘ
subject cessation of tribute demands ⓘ
maritime security ⓘ
protection of commerce ⓘ
treatment and release of prisoners ⓘ
typeOfAgreement peace and friendship treaty ⓘ

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Second Barbary War → treaty → Treaty of Tripoli (1816) ⓘ
Mediterranean theater of operations → relatedTo → United States–Barbary Treaties ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Tripoli (1816)