Jay's Treaty

American  

Or Jay Treaty

noun

U.S. History.

1. the agreement in 1794 between England and the U.S. by which limited trade relations were established, England agreed to give up its forts in the northwestern frontier, and a joint commission was set up to settle border disputes.

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Jay's Treaty British  

/ dʒeɪ /

noun

1. a treaty between the United States and Great Britain that settled outstanding disputes, negotiated by John Jay (1745–1829) in 1794

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Etymology

Origin of Jay's Treaty

Named after John Jay

Example Sentences

Washington made this comment in response to public outcry against the Jay’s Treaty of 1795, which settled issues between America and Britain that had been unresolved since the War of Independence.

From Washington Post • Dec. 6, 2022

He reluctantly accepted a second term, but Citizen Genêt, the Democratic-Republican Societies, protests of Jay’s Treaty, and the Whiskey Rebellion had all tested his reliance on deference and consensus.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

Foreign affairs remained a flashpoint, for France answered Jay’s Treaty by seizing American ships.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

The British hadn’t abandoned their posts in the Northwest Territory as required by Jay’s Treaty.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

Although some semblance of the routinized mechanisms for political parties had begun to congeal during the debate over Jay's Treaty, nothing remotely resembling the organized campaign structure of modern political parties yet existed.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis