Question

Why were some Americans upset with the treaty that John Jay negotiated with the British in 1795?

Answer choices:
A)the British refused to give the Ohio valley territory over the America
B)the British did not agree to stop the practice of “impressment” of US sailors
C)the British demanded that Americans pay the British back for the American
D) the Americans did not think it was fair they had to pay back their debts to the British

Answer 1

B) the British did not agree to stop the practice of "impressment" of US sailors.

John Jay failed to negotiate an end to the impressment of US sailors, which angered many Americans due to being a longstanding issue on the high seas.