Speech in the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the Jay Treaty (1796)
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"Speech in the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the Jay Treaty (1796)" is a famous oration by Federalist statesman Fisher Ames defending the controversial treaty with Great Britain and articulating a strong vision of executive authority and commercial peace in the early United States.
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| Speech in the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the Jay Treaty (1796) canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Speech in the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the Jay Treaty (1796) Context triple: [Fisher Ames, notableWork, Speech in the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the Jay Treaty (1796)]
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Speech on Conciliation with America
Speech on Conciliation with America is a 1775 address by Edmund Burke to the British Parliament urging a policy of compromise and reconciliation with the American colonies to avoid war.
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Jay Treaty
The Jay Treaty was a 1794 agreement between the United States and Great Britain that settled lingering disputes from the American Revolutionary War, averted renewed conflict, and helped normalize trade and diplomatic relations between the two nations.
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C.
Support for the Walker Tariff of 1846
Support for the Walker Tariff of 1846 refers to George M. Dallas’s politically consequential decision as U.S. vice president to cast the tie-breaking Senate vote that secured passage of the low-tariff Walker Tariff, reshaping mid-19th-century American trade policy.
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D.
Convention of 1800
The Convention of 1800 was a diplomatic agreement between the United States and France that ended the Quasi-War and normalized relations by dissolving their Revolutionary-era alliance.
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E.
Neutrality Proclamation of 1793
The Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 was a formal declaration by the early U.S. government that the nation would remain impartial in the conflict between Revolutionary France and Great Britain, helping to define American foreign policy of non-involvement in European wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Speech in the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the Jay Treaty (1796) Target entity description: "Speech in the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the Jay Treaty (1796)" is a famous oration by Federalist statesman Fisher Ames defending the controversial treaty with Great Britain and articulating a strong vision of executive authority and commercial peace in the early United States.
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A.
Speech on Conciliation with America
Speech on Conciliation with America is a 1775 address by Edmund Burke to the British Parliament urging a policy of compromise and reconciliation with the American colonies to avoid war.
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B.
Jay Treaty
The Jay Treaty was a 1794 agreement between the United States and Great Britain that settled lingering disputes from the American Revolutionary War, averted renewed conflict, and helped normalize trade and diplomatic relations between the two nations.
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C.
Support for the Walker Tariff of 1846
Support for the Walker Tariff of 1846 refers to George M. Dallas’s politically consequential decision as U.S. vice president to cast the tie-breaking Senate vote that secured passage of the low-tariff Walker Tariff, reshaping mid-19th-century American trade policy.
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D.
Convention of 1800
The Convention of 1800 was a diplomatic agreement between the United States and France that ended the Quasi-War and normalized relations by dissolving their Revolutionary-era alliance.
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E.
Neutrality Proclamation of 1793
The Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 was a formal declaration by the early U.S. government that the nation would remain impartial in the conflict between Revolutionary France and Great Britain, helping to define American foreign policy of non-involvement in European wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oration
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political speech ⓘ primary source document ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst | House of Representatives' attempt to condition treaty implementation on appropriations ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
commercial peace with Great Britain
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fulfillment of treaty obligations ⓘ strong executive authority in foreign affairs ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | debate over appropriations to implement the Jay Treaty ⓘ |
| associatedWithIdeology |
Federalism
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pro-British commercial orientation ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
George Washington
NERFINISHED
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John Jay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Fisher Ames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| date | 1796 ⓘ |
| genre |
parliamentary oratory
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persuasive rhetoric ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
controversy over the Jay Treaty
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early national period of the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyAddressed | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| placeOfSpeech | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Federalist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
collections of Fisher Ames's works
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congressional records ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
United States neutrality during the French Revolutionary Wars
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United States–United Kingdom relations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of early American congressional debate
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influential in securing House approval of appropriations for the Jay Treaty ⓘ major statement of Federalist constitutional theory on foreign affairs ⓘ |
| speaker | Fisher Ames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
Jay Treaty
NERFINISHED
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President George Washington's foreign policy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| topic |
Jay Treaty
NERFINISHED
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commercial relations between the United States and Great Britain ⓘ executive power in the United States ⓘ foreign policy of the United States ⓘ peace and neutrality ⓘ separation of powers in the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| usedIn |
teaching of American political thought
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teaching of U.S. constitutional history ⓘ |
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