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Jays Treaty

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Jay's Treaty concluded in 1794 between the United States and Great Britain to settle difficulties arising mainly out of violations of the Treaty of Paris of 1783 and to regulate commerce and navigation. Negotiations War threatened when the British admiralty ordered the seizure of American vessels trading with the French West Indies. To avert further difficulties, George Washington in Apr., 1794, named Chief Justice John Jay as envoy extraordinary for the negotiation of a treaty. The principal American objects were to secure surrender of the posts in the Old Northwest, to obtain compensation... Read more

Jay's Treaty
Jay's Treaty (1795).After the end of the Revolutionary...settlement. The terms of the resulting treaty became known in March 1795. In return for...that the Senate rejected this part of the treaty. To the dismay of both northern shippers... Read more

Jay's Treaty
Jay's Treaty a treaty between the United States and Great Britain to regulate commerce and navigation. It corrected problems arising from violations of the Treaty of Paris of 1793. Read more

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