jun 24, 1795 - Jay's Treaty

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A treaty drafted in Great Britain to keep the US out of the Anglo-French War that was taking place at the time. It was signed on November 19, 1795 and ratified on June 24, 1795. The US agreed to pay off debts to the British, and that the British could remove French property from US ships. In return, Great Britain had to abandon their forts in the Northwest territory (which they ended up not doing). The pro-French Democratic-Republicans were enraged that Jay gave the British such a great deal. However, the pro-British Federalists loved it, because it improved relations with Great Britain. It helped keep the US out of a war that might have destroyed it.

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