I know this picture is depicting the Jay’s treaty, which was a peace treaty between the US and Great Britain. But, didn’t the colonists hate the treaty? Isn’t that why they’re referring to Jay and Washington as “Hang the cowards”? My question is, Why didn’t they like the treaty?
In explaining the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine,…
In explaining the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, Roosevelt said “While they [the other nations of the Western Hemisphere] thus obey the primary laws of civilized society they may rest assured that they will be treated by us in a spirit of cordial and helpful sympathy. We would interfere