USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

JAY TREATY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country was mad with the Jay’s Treaty?
A
Russia
B
France
C
Canada
D
China
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It angered France and bitterly divided Americans. It inflamed the new growth of two opposing parties in every state, the pro-Treaty Federalists and the anti-Treaty Jeffersonian Republicans . The Treaty was negotiated by John Jay and gained many of the primary American goals.

Detailed explanation-2: -However, after Jay returned home with news of the treaty’s signing, Washington, now in his second term, encountered fierce Congressional opposition to the treaty; by 1795, its ratification was uncertain. Leading the opposition to the treaty were two future presidents: Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.

Detailed explanation-3: -The French were infuriated by Jay’s Treaty, believing it violated earlier treaties between the United States and France; as a result, they went on to seize a substantial number of American merchant ships.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -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.

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