Will Kürlich Kerl
Banned
What happens if John Jay was George Washington's Vice President instead of John Adams?
John Adams goes back to England as ambassador and in all likely hood his more abrasive demeanor leads to the “Jay" Treaty possibly not happening. However with the federalists having less success the alien and seditions act may not get passed, with more support for France. John Jay will also almost definitely become president at some point because his popularity only began to collapse after the treaty
Why was the treaty perceived to be so bad anyway? Was it just general anti-Britishness?
Plus, it acceded to Britain's definition of "contraband" (closing off the most profitable parts of American-French trade) and accepted that British West Indies ports would be almost entirely closed to American ships. That particular article was, in fact, so odious that the Senate ratified all the treaty except for that. Fortunately, the British didn't object to that article's being dropped.Why was the treaty perceived to be so bad anyway? Was it just general anti-Britishness?