Question to Think About As you read Section 3 in your textbook and take

notes, keep this question in mind: How did the actions of Britain and France
affect the United States?
Use this chart to record key information from the section. Some information
has been filled in to get you started.

I. Conflicts in the Northwest Territory

Conflict with • A decade after the , British troops
Britain still occupied forts in the Northwest Territory.
• The British were also supplying Native Americans with
and to help limit American
.
Conflict with • Americans tried to Native Americans to sell their
Native Americans lands in the Northwest Territory.
• Native Americans sold some land but refused to sell other
lands.
• After an American victory at the ,
the leaders of defeated Native American nations gave up most of
their land in the 1795 .

II. The French Revolution

• At first, Americans the revolutionaries.
• Reasons the French Revolution became controversial
1. Violence peaked in a period called the .
denounced the violence, but Republicans said some violence should be expected.
2. Both Britain and , which were at war, began stopping American
ships and their cargoes. The British made matters worse by
the of the ships’ sailors.
• Terms of Jay’s Treaty
What the Americans agreed to:
What the British agreed to:

What the British did not agree to:

III. Washington Retires

Farewell • warned about political divisions at home
Address Advice •
Washington’s • established federal government
Accomplishments •
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Refer to this page to answer the Chapter 8 Focus Question on page 135.
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