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Why was the Jay Treaty so unpopular in the United States

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====Revolutions left several issues unresolved between the United States and Great Britain====
Tensions between the United States and Britain remained high after the [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BZ1V6DM/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B01BZ1V6DM&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=299b33528f86ad5623da85694dd08769 Revolutionary War ] as a result of three key issues. British exports flooded U.S. markets, while American exports were blocked by British trade restrictions and tariffs. The British occupation of northern forts that the British Government had agreed to vacate in the Treaty of Paris (1783), as well as recurrent Native American attacks in these areas, also frustrated Americans. Finally, Britain’s impressments of American sailors and seizure of naval and military supplies bound to enemy ports on neutral ships brought the two nations to the brink of war in the late 1700s.
[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F37RP98/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B07F37RP98&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=1317ca2b91c4f97b2ea16d985e14da4a The French Revolution ] led to war between Britain and France in 1793. Divisions emerged in the United States between those who supported the French, including Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, and those who supported the British, including Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton. Fearing the repercussions of a war with Britain, President George Washington sided with Hamilton and sent pro-British Chief Justice John Jay to negotiate with the British Government. Jay looked to Hamilton for specific instructions for the treaty. Hamilton recommended an approach that would both stabilize relations with Great Britain and guarantee increased trade between the United States and Great Britain.
====John Jay lacked leverage against the British====
====Conclusion====
Jay’s Treaty was immensely unpopular with the American public, but it squeaked through the Senate on a 20 to 10 vote on June 24, 1795. President Washington implemented the treaty in the face of popular disapproval, realizing that it was the price of peace with Great Britain and that it gave the United States valuable time to consolidate and rearm in the event of future conflict.
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====The Jay Treaty====

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