MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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Treaty of Paris 1783
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Jay’s Treaty
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Pickney’s Treaty
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Jay even conceded that the British could seize U.S. goods bound for France if they paid for them and could confiscate without payment French goods on American ships. Jay’s Treaty was immensely unpopular with the American public, but it squeaked through the Senate on a 20 to 10 vote on June 24, 1795.
Detailed explanation-3: -Great Britain ignored Jay’s Treaty, which said America could trade with them while not fighting in any wars. They kept impressing our sailors, by stealing our ships and making the men aboard work for the king. Even though America was supposed to be part of the free trade, trading with no blocks, they were not.
Detailed explanation-4: -Jefferson, Madison and other opponents feared the treaty gave too many concessions to the British. They argued that Jay’s negotiations actually weakened American trade rights and complained that it committed the U.S. to paying pre-revolutionary debts to English merchants.