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The XYZ Affair was an incident of US Foreign Relations involving US envoys to France and un-named French dimplomats who used the code names of X, Y, and Z. Under the instruction of the French diplomat Talleyrand (Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord), X Y and Z were to demand bribes and payments from the US envoys in exchange for cessation of French hostility to US merchant ships as a result of the US entrance into the Jay Treaty with Great Britain. The "Quasi War" ensued from 1798-1800, during which the French seized over two-thousand American Ships.
X: Conrad Hottinguer
Y: a Swiss banker; Pierre Bellamy
Z: Lucien Hauteval
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 8y agoJohn Adams refused to pay a the French a bribe. Congress asked for war and increased military readiness. Back in France, Tallyrand lost his position and Napoleon took over negotiations after his coup. The Quasi War was over.
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∙ 11y agocongress expanded the army and began a small navy to fight french warship
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∙ 12y agohe ended the affair
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Was the xyz affair a success or failure?
the XYZ Affair was not a success it was a failure
What is the date of the XYZ affair?
The XYZ Affair of 1798 was a diplomatic dispute between the USA and France.
What affair outraged many Americans?
The XYZ Affair
What was the XYZ affair Did the XYZ affair lead to war?
The XYZ Affair was a political and diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798, early in the presidency of John Adams, involving a confrontation between the United States and Republican France that led to the Quasi-War.
What date did the XYZ affair start?
1797
Was the xyz affair a success or failure?
the XYZ Affair was not a success it was a failure
What is the date of the XYZ affair?
The XYZ Affair of 1798 was a diplomatic dispute between the USA and France.
Why is the XYZ affair important?
The XYZ affair caused a harsh relationship between France and the US.
What affair outraged many Americans?
The XYZ Affair
What was the agreement between America and France that ended their alliance and settled their current disputes?
The convention of 1800
What was the XYZ affair Did the XYZ affair lead to war?
The XYZ Affair was a political and diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798, early in the presidency of John Adams, involving a confrontation between the United States and Republican France that led to the Quasi-War.
What month did the US give France money during the XYZ Affair?
they never did give France money during the xyz affair.
The XYZ Affair involved relations between the US and England.?
False. The XYZ affair wqasbetween France and the United States of America.
Why did xyz affair happen?
the xyz affair happened mainly because the french wantd money so tey took it out on the us.
Who was involved in the XYZ Affair?
France and usa
How did Adam's react to the XYZ Affair?
he didnt
What date did the XYZ affair start?
1797
