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Today in history, on Nov. 19, 1794, the Jay Treaty was signed, sparking a fierce debate that further entrenched partisan politics into the American system. Formally titled, the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, Between His Britannic Majesty and the United...
John Jay returned from Britain in 1794, carrying with him treaty that normalized relations between the United States and its former mother country. He was greeted to a hero’s welcome by the Federalists, but was held in contempt by Republicans. The country became...
