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The '''Jay Treaty''' (1795) (or '''Jay's Treaty''') is a treaty that [[John Jay]] negotiated for the United States in 1794 with Britain in order to prevent war between the two countries.<ref>http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/jaytreaty/</ref>
The '''Jay Treaty''' (1795) (or '''Jay's Treaty''') is a treaty that [[John Jay]] negotiated for the United States in 1794 with Britain in order to prevent war between the two countries.<ref>http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/jaytreaty/</ref>
The treaty, ratified by both parties in 1795, averted war, solved many issues left over from the American Revolution, and opened ten years of peaceful trade in the midst of the [[French Revolutionary Wars]]. It was hotly contested by [[Democratic-Republican Party|Jeffersonian]]s but passed Congress and became a central issue in the formation of the [[First Party System]]. Signed in November 1794, ratified and put into effect in 1795, it was a major success for early American diplomacy.
The treaty, ratified by both parties in 1795, averted war, solved many issues left over from the American Revolution, and opened ten years of peaceful trade in the midst of the wars of the [[French Revolution]]. It was hotly contested by [[Democratic-Republican Party|Jeffersonian]]s but passed Congress and became a central issue in the formation of the [[First Party System]]. Signed in November 1794, ratified and put into effect in 1795, it was a major success for early American diplomacy.
==terms==
==terms==
After defeat in Congress, the Jeffersonian Republicans fought and lost the 1796 presidential election on the issue, as [[John Adams]] narrowly defeated Jefferson.
After defeat in Congress, the Jeffersonian Republicans fought and lost the 1796 presidential election on the issue, as [[John Adams]] narrowly defeated Jefferson.
When Jefferson became president in 1801 he did not repudiate the treaty, and instead kept the Federalist minister in London [[Rufus King]] to negotiate a successful resolution to outstanding issues regarding cash payments and boundaries. The amity broke down finally in 1805, as relations turned hostile, leading to the [[War of 1812]]. In 1815, the Jay treaty was replaced by the [[Treaty of Ghent]].
When Jefferson became president in 1801 he did not repudiate the treaty, and instead kept the Federalist minister in London [[Rufus King]] to negotiate a successful resolution to outstanding issues regarding cash payments and boundaries. Jefferson sent [[James Monroe]] to broker an extension of the treaty, which Monroe accomplished. But Jefferson distrusted Britain and rejected Monroe's treaty, so the Jay Treaty expired in 1805. Relations with Britain turned hostile, leading to the [[War of 1812]]. In 1815, the Jay treaty was replaced by the [[Treaty of Ghent]].
==Evaluations==
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