Privileges that the Americans had received from Britain automatically when they had colonial status (including protection from pirates in the Mediterranean Sea; see: the First Barbary War and the Second Barbary War) were withdrawn.
当美国人在英属殖民地身份时，他们从英国自动获得的特权（包括在地中海免受海盗滋扰的保护；参见：第一次巴巴里战争 和 第二次巴巴里战争 ）被撤销。