Question

explain why washington negotiated the conciliatory jay's treaty with the british and why it provided jeffersonian outrage

Answer 1

The following are the reasons why Washington negotiated the conciliatory Jay's treaty with the British and why it provoked Jeffersonian outrage:

• It was the time when the French Revolution had just begun and its effects had started being felt in many parts of the world.
• The British Navy was aggressive in the Atlantic Ocean and not ready to spare even the American merchant ships.
• The patriotic citizens of America were trying to pressurize the government to do something to limit the aggression of the British Navy.
• But Washington chose not to wage a war against the British once again because the economic policies that were enumerated by Hamilton for the good of the United States included trade with the British.
• Hence, George Washington decided to send Jay to carry out negotiations and that provoked Jefferson's anger.