What is Jay Treaty?
The '''Jay Treaty''' was a treaty between the United States and [[United Kingdom of Great Britain|Britain]] in the years following the [[American Revolutionary War|American Revolution]]. The main American involved in the treaty was [[John Jay]], who was also [[Chief Justice of the United States]]. It was [[Ratification|passed]] by the [[United States Congress]] in 1795. It allowed for increased trade with Britain in exchange for the British giving up their forts on the [[Great Lakes]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Cole|first=Wayne S.|year=1968|page=55|title=An Interpretive History of American Foreign Relations|isbn= 0256014132}}</ref> The [[Democratic-Republican Party]] thought that the Jay Treaty was good for the British and bad for the Americans, which led to them burning [[effigy|effigies]] of Jay. ==References== {{reflist}}{{History-stub}} [[Category:1790s in the United States]] [[Category:1795]] [[Category:18th century in the Kingdom of Great Britain]] [[Category:Treaties of the United States]] [[Category:1790s treaties]]