The Treaty with Tunis was signed on August 28, 1797, between the United States of America and the "Barbary State" of Tunis. As the treaty provided in Article One: There shall be a perpetual and constant peace between the United States of America and the magnificent Pasha, Bey of Tunis, and also a permanent friendship, which shall more and more increase. The treaty provided protection to Americans at a cost higher than the Treaty of Tripoli imposed.