President George Washington signs the Jay’s Treaty on August 14, 1795,- The treaty was formally named the "Treaty of Amity Commerce and Navigation between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America,"
The treaty had been initially negotiated and signed on November 19, 1794 by John Jay, an important Federalist and close political ally of George Washington and pprovisionally ratified by Congress on June 24 1995. The treaty proved unpopular with the American public but did accomplish the goal of maintaining peace between the two nations and preserving U.S. neutrality. More
