Not only did Jay’s Treaty fail in preventing another war, but it also failed to address the requests that the American people wanted. While keeping in mind the United States’ weak economic and militarial position in the world in 1795, Jay’s treaty was not only an ineffective treaty, but in general a huge waste of time and money.
Not only did Jay’s Treaty, further divide the Federalist and Anti- Federalist, it also damaged the American economy greatly. Part of the treaty was that trade with the British West indies would basically be done. The Britsih West Indies was a heavy source of trade for several American corporations at this time, and John Jay and Alexander Hamilton, saw it as a way to try to fix the relationship with Britain, when it didn’t need fixing at all. British was still going to treat America the same way. Not only did Jay’s Treaty restrict the British West Indies, but it allowed British Ships to