Ottoman Empire–United States relations

The relations between the Ottoman Empire and the United States have a long history, with roots before American independence due to long-standing trade between the two regions. After the American independence in 1776, the first relations between these two countries started through the contact between the American merchants, statesmen and lastly the Navy and North African countries (under the rule of the Ottomans at that time) and with the Ottoman Empire after 1780.