Why Did Most Americans Oppose the Jay Treaty

question 65

Multiple Choice

Why did most Americans oppose the Jay Treaty?

• A) It reimbursed slave owners for lost property.
• B) It forced American planters to repay debts to the British.
• C) It forced the British to abandon frontier forts immediately.
• D) It gave the French major leverage in the American fur trade.

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