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2 unusual facts about Treaty of Tripoli


Treaty of Peace and Friendship

Treaty of Tripoli (Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the USA and the Bey and Subjects of Tripoli of Barbary, 1796)

Treaty of Tripoli

According to Frank Lambert, Professor of History at Purdue University, the assurances in Article 11 were "intended to allay the fears of the Muslim state by insisting that religion would not govern how the treaty was interpreted and enforced. John Adams and the Senate made clear that the pact was between two sovereign states, not between two religious powers."



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