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'''Jay's Treaty''' (1794) is a treaty that Supreme Court Chief Justice John Jay developed with England in an attempt to prevent war between the two countries.<ref>http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/jaytreaty/</ref> The treaty included three major provisions<ref>http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h455.html</reF>:
# Withdrawal of British troops from America's Western posts
# The establishment of a commission to settle border issues between the United States and Canada
# The establishment of a commission to resolve American losses in British ship seizure and loyalist losses during the [[American Revolutionary War]].
Although the Jay's Treaty was extremely controversy, President [[George Washington]] pressed for ratification. The treaty was ratified by the [[United States Senate]] in June, 1795. <ref>http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/jaytreaty/</ref>
[[Category: United States History]]
# Withdrawal of British troops from America's Western posts
# The establishment of a commission to settle border issues between the United States and Canada
# The establishment of a commission to resolve American losses in British ship seizure and loyalist losses during the [[American Revolutionary War]].
Although the Jay's Treaty was extremely controversy, President [[George Washington]] pressed for ratification. The treaty was ratified by the [[United States Senate]] in June, 1795. <ref>http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/jaytreaty/</ref>
[[Category: United States History]]