What is Moroccan–American Treaty of Friendship?
[[File:US-Morocco treaty 1786.jpg|thumb|Moroccan–American Treaty of Friendship]] The '''Moroccan–American Treaty of Friendship''' was a [[treaty]] between [[Morocco]] and the [[United States]]. It was signed in 1786.<ref>Roberts, Priscilla H. and Richard S. Roberts, ''Thomas Barclay (1728-1793): Consul in France, Diplomat in Barbary''. Lehigh University Press. 2008, pp.158-223. {{ISBN|978-0-934223-98-0}}.</ref> By signing it, King [[Mohammed ben Abdallah|Mohammed III]] began [[diplomatic relations]] with the newly independent United States. == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == *[http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/bar1786t.asp English text of the treaty] from Yale University's Lillian Goldman Law Library {{hist-stub}} [[Category:History of Morocco]] [[Category:1786 in the United States]] [[Category:Treaties of the United States]] [[Category:1780s treaties]]