USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

JAY TREATY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was sent to form a treaty with Great Britain?
A
John Jay
B
Thomas Jefferson
C
Aaron Burr
D
Benjamin Franklin
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Fearing the repercussions of a war with Britain, President George Washington sided with Hamilton and sent pro-British Chief Justice John Jay to negotiate with the British Government. Jay looked to Hamilton for specific instructions for the treaty.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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-4: -Formally titled the “Treaty of Amity Commerce and Navigation between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America, ” but more popularly known as the Jay Treaty, the document was officially ratified by President George Washington in August 1795.

Detailed explanation-5: -The New York native drafted the state’s first constitution in 1777, and was chosen president of the Continental Congress the following year. Jay served as the key negotiator at the Treaty of Paris, which ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized the independence of the United States.

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