Question

The british did not withdraw from american territory in the greak lakes region. this violated which treaty?

a. Treaty of Paris
b. Jay Treaty
c. Treaty of Ghent
d. Treaty of Versailles

Answer 1

The British violated the Jay Treaty by not withdrawing from the Great Lakes region. This contributed to tensions that led to the War of 1812.

Step-by-step explanation:

The British did not withdraw from American territory in the Great Lakes region, thus violating the Jay Treaty. The Treaty of Paris, which was signed in 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War and required British recognition of American independence and the withdrawal of British forces from American soil.

However, the persisting British presence in the northwestern posts violated the terms agreed upon in the Jay Treaty of 1795, which sought to resolve leftover issues from the Treaty of Paris and to normalize the trade relations between Great Britain and the United States.

The British failure to abandon their posts in the Northwest Territory as required by the Jay Treaty contributed to tensions leading to the War of 1812, during which the British indeed captured American ships and impressed American sailors, supplied arms to Native fighters, and burned the U.S. Capitol, which are detailed in Exercise 10.1.3 and Exercise 8.4.1.