Jay’s Treaty was negotiated by the Supreme Court Chief Justice John Jay, and signed between the United States and Great Britain on November 19, 1794. Tensions between the two countries had increased since the end of the Revolutionary War over British military posts. Jay was not very successful in getting Britain to meet America's demands to the treaty in the United States was intense. President George Washington was disappointed with the treaty’s provisions, and he felt it was the best hope to prevent war with Great Britain and submitted it to the senate to see if it was up for approval. The outcome of turning away from the thought of was with Britain, it solved issues left over from the Revolution, and lead to ten years of peaceful trade.
