john jay negotiated a trade treaty between the united states and great britain in 1794.
who negotiated a trade treaty between the united states and great britain in 1794?
john jay
relations with britain verged on war in 1794. british exports dominated the u.s. market, while american exports were blocked by british trade restrictions and tariffs. britain still occupied northern forts that it had agreed to surrender in the treaty of paris. britain's impressment of american sailors and seizure of naval and military supplies bound to enemy ports on neutral ships also created conflict. madison proposed a trade war, "a direct system of commercial hostility with great britain," assuming that britain was so weakened by its war with france that it would agree to american terms and not declare war. washington rejected that policy and sent jay as a special envoy to great britain to negotiate a new treaty; jay remained chief justice. washington had alexander hamilton write instructions for jay that were to guide him in the negotiations. in march 1795, the resulting treaty, known as the jay treaty, was brought to philadelphia. when hamilton, in an attempt to maintain good relations, informed britain that the united states would not join the danish and swedish governments to defend their neutral status, jay lost most of his leverage. the treaty eliminated britain's control of northwestern posts and granted the united states "most favored nation" status, and the u.s. agreed to restricted commercial access to the british west indies.
john jay
section::::future of the campaign.





























although the main goal of the control arms campaign has been achieved - an international arms trade treaty has been agreed - the campaign will continue to be involved in the arms trade treaty process. currently, control arms is pushing members to ask their state to sign the arms trade treaty as soon as possible.





























in the future, the campaign will seek to monitor states' compliance with the arms trade treaty, and push for states to ensure strong and consistent application of the treaty.





























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bullet::::- arms control association





























bullet::::- arms reduction coalition
control arms campaign