On this day in 1795, President George Washington, eager to avert another war with Great Britain, signed the Jay Treaty with America’s former colonial master. (Its formal name was “The Treaty ...

John Jay had negotiated a new treaty with Great Britain to address the lingering tensions from the Revolutionary War, and the Senate had ratified it in June 1795.

Remember the Jay Treaty. ... In order to prevent further conflict, President George Washington sent Chief Justice John Jay to England to negotiate a diplomatic solution.

When the text of the treaty became public, a howling, stone-throwing mob marched on the Philadelphia home of pro-Federalist Sen. William Bingham of Pennsylvania to condemn Washington, Jay and the ...

When George Washington became the first president of the United States 235 years ago, ... When the Senate in 1795 ratified the Jay Treaty with Britain except for a provision relating to trade, ...

George Washington. First President, 1789–1797. ... In 1795, the Jay Treaty strengthened American economic ties with Britain and vacated English forts in the American west. The Pinckney Treaty with ...

George Washington, 1732–1799First President, 1789–1797Personal InformationGeorge Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) ... In 1795, the Jay Treaty strengthened American economic ...

President George Washington signed the Judiciary Act into law on Sept. 24, 1789 and, ... Noting his inflammatory speech against the Jay treaty, the Senate rejected his appointment.