USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

JAY TREATY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The treaty with the British in 1794 that provoked the French into making attacks on U.S. ships?
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Jay’s Treaty, officially titled “Treaty of Amity Commerce and Navigation, between His Britannic Majesty; and The United States of America, ” was negotiated by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Jay and signed between the United States and Great Britain on November 19, 1794.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the treaty Britain, conceding to primary American grievances, agreed to evacuate the Northwest Territory by June 1, 1796; to compensate for its depredations against American shipping; to end discrimination against American commerce; and to grant the U.S. trading privileges in England and the British East Indies.

Detailed explanation-3: -In what became known as the Jay Treaty, which took place on Nov. 19, 1794, Great Britain agreed to withdraw from the Northwest Territory by June 1, 1796. The British also consented to cease its plundering of U.S. merchant ships and to compensate the United States for losses from these attacks.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Jay Treaty, officially known as the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, Between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America, was signed on November 19, 1794. Its primary goal was to cool rising tensions between England and America.

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