On this day in 1795, President George Washington signs the Jay (or “Jay’s”) Treaty with Great Britain.
This treaty, known officially as the “Treaty of Amity Commerce and Navigation, between His Britannic Majesty; and The United States of America” attempted to diffuse the tensions between England and the United States that had risen to renewed heights since the end of the Revolutionary War. The U.S. government objected to English military posts along America’s northern and western borders and Britain’s violation of American neutrality in 1794 when the Royal Navy seized American ships in the West Indies during England’s war with France. The treaty, written and negotiated by Supreme Court Chief Justice (and Washington appointee) John Jay, was signed by Britain’s King George III on November 19, 1794 in London. However, after Jay returned home with news of the treaty’s signing, Washington, now in his second term, encountered fierce Congressional opposition to the treaty; by 1795, its ratification was uncertain.
Leading the opposition to the treaty were two future presidents: Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. At the time, Jefferson was in between political positions: he had just completed a term as Washington’s secretary of state from 1789 to 1793 and had not yet become John Adams’ vice president. Fellow Virginian James Madison was a member of the House of Representatives. Jefferson, Madison and other opponents feared the treaty gave too many concessions to the British. They argued that Jay’s negotiations actually weakened American trade rights and complained that it committed the U.S. to paying pre-revolutionary debts to English merchants. Washington himself was not completely satisfied with the treaty, but considered preventing another war with America’s former colonial master a priority.
Ultimately, the treaty was approved by Congress on August 14, 1795, with exactly the two-thirds majority it needed to pass; Washington signed the treaty four days later. Washington and Jay may have won the legislative battle and averted war temporarily, but the conflict at home highlighted a deepening division between those of different political ideologies in Washington, D.C. Jefferson and Madison mistrusted Washington’s attachment to maintaining friendly relations with England over revolutionary France, who would have welcomed the U.S. as a partner in an expanded war against England.
The Bessemer process was the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass-production of steel from molten pig iron. Independently discovered in 1851 by William Kelly, the process had also been used outside of Europe for hundreds of years, but not on an industrial scale.
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Buddhism and Taoism are both very peaceful religions and use meditation for peace of mind and enlightenment. Both religions focus on a goal of self-improvement. Buddhists believe in reincarnation, which is the belief in cyclic life after death. Taoists believe in the here and now more than what happens after death.
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Risky behavior can lead to:
- decrease in self-esteem given all the aspects of risky behavior that a person may engage in. eg. drugs
-- emotional distress> use this definition to guide you to our answer : emotional distress - Legal Definition. n. A negative emotional reaction—which may include fear, anger, anxiety, and suffering—endured/experienced by the victim of a tort, for which monetary damages may be awarded.
- Internal anger :risky behaviour may lead to a build up of internal anger as in gives the persin engaging in this behaviour a sense of adrenaline and in some way may be emotionally addictive. If a person continues to engage in risky behaviour their violent instincts could become unleashed without them even realising it causing them to have a build up of anger within which in turn can most definitely effect their lifestyle choices.
- decrease in self esteem
- an addiction to it so when life is normal they'll feel grumpier, sad, angst, ect.
- loneliness
- apathy
