Peace+and+War

__ Peace and War __

**Questions**
Write a paragraph or so that states your question, explains why you chose that question, and what other questions you considered but decided against. My question was: "what was the Quasi war?". I chose this question because I was confused, about what the Quasi war was, and I didn't know if it was important. One of the questions I considered was "How large was America's navy during the Quasi war?", but I decided not to ask that because I couldn't find the answer. I also decided to go with the Quasi war because it was more interesting, and it more important. //My question was: "What was the Jay Treaty?'' I chose this because it related to our question and it was an easy question to find answers to. Another question I had was "Who was part of the Jay Treaty?" but I didn't think I could get as much facts for that question.//

Gathering Evidence
Start by explaining where you began and what that turned up. Share the struggles you faced in this stage. I started gathering evidence by looking in my book for a description of the Quasi war, but I couldn't find anything. After that I Google searched "Documents related to the Quasi war", but all I could find was the Naval act of 1974, and that was made before the Quasi war started. //I started by looking for a description in my book about what the Jay Treaty was. I found out it had to do with the french and British. A struggle that I had was that I couldn't find a lot of// //info in the book.//

Evaluating Evidence
Then share with us the documents used. Describe how you considered source, context, corroboration, etc. What questions and answers came and went in this stage? I ended up using a wiki page on the Quasi war. I considered the source because it was simple, I understood it, it answered my question, and it made me think of new questions and answers. One of these questions was: Who started the Quasi war? The page said that the French Republic started the war because America wouldn't pay them for a debt owed to Frances old government. Another question that the page answered was: How many American trade ships were captured during the Quasi war? The page explained that more than three hundred merchant ships were seized by France before America's navy got involved. Then I asked Who ended the war? The page said that Napoleon Bonaparte ended the war by bringing his ships out of American trade waters. I got all of these questions and answers from a [|Wiki page on the Quasi war]. [|Wiki page on the Jay Treaty] I ended up using a wiki page on the Jay Treaty. I considered the source because it was simple, I understood it, it answered my question, and it made me think of new questions and answers. One of these questions was: Who all was at the signing of the Jay Treaty?. The page stated that some of the people there were George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Jon Jay.

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Interpretation
What did you find? How do you feel about your conclusion? Was your conclusion surprising? I found a Wiki page on the Quasi war that said that the Quasi war was an undeclared war between France and America. I liked my conclusion because It clearly answered my question, and it raised new questions. My conclusion wasn't surprising. I found a wiki page on the Jay Treaty that said the Jay Treaty was a treaty of peace between France and Britain. I like the conclusion because it clearly answered my question. My conclusion was not surprising.