Jay's predictions of an attempt to take over the government were proven true when Daniel Shays led a rebellion in Massachusetts. ... The United States however was not only trading with Britain however, because in 1784, a new trade route to China opened profitable trade with them. ... After the Revolutionary War, British signed the Treaty of Paris, and one of the agreements between US and Britain was that they leave their land in America where their military forts were. Two years later, the British had still not left their territory, which shows how little control the federal government ha...

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(Document B) This is due to the fact that the British swamped the United States markets with British products. The novice American products couldn't compete with the veteran British. ... When John Jay wrote to the minister of Great Britain, he wanted Britain to give the US back the control of their trading posts. ... John Jay's speech to congress tried to impact the treaties set up by Congress. ... John Jay feels that we, Americans, should be able to have control of "our shores." ...

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This also made it almost impossible to enforce treaties that were made with the British. This is shown in document D, where John Jay can only ask the US minister to Great Britain to respectfully ask for all British troops to clear out of the American nation. ... The lack of government coordination is also shown in document G, a letter from John Jay to George Washington. ...

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Jefferson passed the embargo acts in order to rebel against the British because the British were capturing American ships and sailors. ... Then, he reversed and made a new navy to go and block all trade into Britain. ... The Jay Treaty in 1794 greatly disturbed the Republicans because the British said the states still had a pre-revolutionary war debt to pay. ... The Federalists stood in favor of the Jay Treaty and the Alien Sedition Acts. ...

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However, neither the French nor the British respected the American neutrality, and both started to seize American ships trading with the other side, and in addition, the British impressed American sailors into their navy services. Washington continued to support a friendly policy with the British, since he didn't think America could challenge Britain militarily. And later due Jay's Treaty, which was favorable to the British, the French set their navy to raiding American ships. ... Later, as the raiding on American ships continued, America declared war on Britain since they seized man...

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Although the Articles introduced some policies and freedoms that the United States still enjoys today, leaders such as John Jay and James Madison criticized the work because it could not establish a strong government (Doc. ... An example of individual greed can be seen when John Jay tried to create a treaty with Great Britain that would have paid off the war debt but would not have helped merchants. John Jay had his own agenda and the benefit of his state was not of matter (Doc. ...

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The American colonists had fought a bitter war in order to achieve their independence from an oppressive British government. ... Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay wrote a series of 85 essays that appeared in New York newspapers. ...

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Battle of Trenton (1776) Treachery and escape of Benedict Arnold. (1780) Headed a light infantry battalion in the Battle of Yorktown. (1781) Jay's Treaty (1794-96) His success defines the American dream of civil mobility; rising from poverty and obscurity to recognition as one of the most prominent figures in American politics through his motivation and intellect. ... Studied the stock exchanges in Great Britain and used them as a model for American finance. ...

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Gouverneur Morris was an American statesman and diplomat, and one of the most important authors of the U.S. Constitution. He was born January 31, 1752, at Morrisiana estate, in Westchester County, NY, in 1752. He lived in a wealthy family of Loyalists. He had a half brother, named Lewis, who sig...

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Committees of this kind provided local government in the days that the British colonial government was crumbling. ... He also joined Alexander Hamilton and John Jay of New York in writing The Federalist. ...

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Their fear was that they were trading the tyranny of British King George III for a regime of home grown authoritarians. ... The real authors were Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison. ... The Anti-Federalist arguments came from the experience with the British. ... Those who are best acquainted with the last successful resistance of this country against the British arms, will be most inclined to deny the possibility of it. ... In this he speaks to the people about the last battle in which civilians with arms were successful in defeating the British. ...

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In the late 1700's, the newborn country of America was struggling to survive among the vast realm of tribulation around them. Under President John Adams, rumor of war with France emerged as a previous treaty made between the United States and Britain "Jay's treaty-- outraged France. Aside from th...

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