USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -They would not allow American trade with France or with the French West Indies. Nor would the British promise to stop kidnapping U.S. sailors. The United States, however, had to promise not to let France use her ports to launch attacks on British ships. John Jay was unable to make any progress on those issues.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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-4: -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-5: -The Federalist Party, led by Hamilton, supported the treaty. On the contrary, the Democratic-Republican Party, led by Jefferson and Madison, opposed it. Jefferson and his supporters had a counter-proposal to establish “a direct system of commercial hostility with Great Britain", even at the risk of war.