Signing of the Convention of 1800
- When
- September 30, 1800
- Where
- Mortefontaine (inferred from the treaty's name; no passage states the signing site)
- Part of
- Treaty of Mortefontaine
The United States and France signed the Convention of 1800, also known as the Treaty of Mortefontaine, on September 30, 1800.
The Convention of 1800, known in French as the Traité de Mortefontaine, was signed on September 30, 1800, by the United States and France. It was termed a convention rather than a treaty owing to congressional sensitivity about entering treaties, a caution rooted in disputes over the 1778 treaties of Alliance and Commerce. The agreement terminated the 1778 agreements, confirmed the principle of 'free trade, free goods' between the two countries, and ended the Quasi-War of 1798–1800, an undeclared naval war waged primarily in the Caribbean.
Sources
- Convention of 1800 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-14
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