Which landmark international agreement, signed in 1833 between Seyyid Said bin Sultan and President Andrew Jackson's envoy Edmund Roberts, established bilateral relations with the USA?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. The Treaty of Amity and Commerce

  1. Step 1: The 1833 Treaty of Amity and Commerce was the first bilateral treaty negotiated between the United States and an Arab nation.
  2. Step 2: It granted American merchant vessels reciprocal trading privileges in Muscat and Zanzibar and established low import tariffs.
Answer
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce.
Why not the others: 'The Treaty of Sib' was an internal 1920 agreement between the Sultan of Muscat and the interior Ibadi Imamate; 'The Muscat Maritime Pact' is an informal historical term; 'The Anglo-Omani Treaty of Friendship' was signed with Great Britain.

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