Jay's Treaty Contained All of the Following Provisions EXCEPT

question 47

Multiple Choice

Jay's Treaty contained all of the following provisions EXCEPT

• A) a British promise to evacuate its chain of forts on U.S. soil.
• B) British consent to pay damages for the recent seizure of American ships.
• C) that Americans were bound to pay debts still owed to British merchants on pre-Revolutionary accounts.
• D) no promise by the British to pay for future seizure of American ships.
• E) a promise by the British to stop selling arms to the Indians.

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