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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