Britain took away the rights of the United States to trade with the British colonies, yet Britain goods were still flooding in the United States. ... Secretary of Foreign Affairs John Jay negotiated many treaties with Spain, Britain, and other European countries, but they were blocked by Congress. In John Jay's Instructions to the United States Minister to Great Britain (Doc. D, March 7, 1785), Jay insisted that the British remove themselves from the United States. ... In a letter from John Jay to George Washington June 27, 1786 (Doc. ...

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Since the central government was drowning debt, this made it difficult for the government to pay the soldiers who fought on the side of the continental army against Britain. ... John Jay sent instructions to the US Minister to Great Britain stating, "You will in a respectful but firm manner insist that the United States be put, without further delay, into possession of all the posts and territories within their limits, which are now held by British garrisons. You will represent to the British Ministry the strong and necessary tendency of their restrictions on our trade to incapacitate our mer...

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Since US statesmen had little trust in the arbitrary judges and monarchs of Britain, the Articles provided for no judicial or executive branch. ... In 1785, John Jay instructed the US minister to Great Britain to demand "in a respectful but firm manner" the return of frontier posts on US territory controlled by the British and the end of British restrictions on US trade. Neither would come under the Confederation government (US trade with the British West Indies was not reopened until the 1830's). ... Although navigation rights were important to US farmers, Jay was forced to concede them ...

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While the Americans governed themselves, they sill lived as British subjects. This allowed the British to financially exploit the colonies. The British needed money to finance their large empire and many wars. ... This surrender gave the Americans the opportunity to build their own system of government without subjugation by the British. ... Supporters of a new constitution that strengthened the federal government included American leaders James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton. ...

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Later still, the British and the French were lulling America into warfare, impressing American sailors and passing illogical legislation. ... Further, when Washington sent an envoy to Britain to seek peace, he sent an overt Federalist and Anglophile, Chief Justice John Jay. ...

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In 1795, Washington and Chief Justice John Jay made a treaty with England that favored English imports and guaranteed payment on pre-revolutionary debts. ... Madison and Jefferson attempted to negate Jay's Treaty, but they were unable to find the votes. ... The thought of a new nation that was independent of British control united the separate states under one nation that was unified. ...

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