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The Quasi-War with France (1798-1800) was a sea war that grew out of disputes with the French as the Directory took power after the French Revolution.

In 1796, the US was negotiating trade with France's enemy, Great Britain, and had stopped paying its war debts to France after Louis XVI was dethroned and executed in 1793. The French Navy began intercepting the cargoes of US ships trading with Britain. This was further aggravated by the XYZ Affair, in which French officials solicited payments from the US, essentially bribes, in exchange for stopping the attacks.

On July 7, 1798, after more than a year of piracy, and attacks on more than 300 US ships, the US rescinded its treaties with France and took steps to rebuild the US Navy. On July 9, Congress authorized the Navy to attack French warships.

Over the course of two years, the French captured hundreds more American merchant vessels, but 93 armed French vessels were captured or sunk by the US Navy and the Revenue Marine (later the Coast Guard). The war ended when Napoleon assumed power as Consul in France, with the signing of the Convention of 1800.

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What actions by France led to an undeclared war with United states?

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What event led to an undeclared war with France in 1797?

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What is the undeclared naval war with France?

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Caused an undeclared war with france?

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The nation with which the US fought an undeclared war from 1798 to 1800?

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The XYX Affair led to an undeclared naval war with France. It was the result of French privateers seizing American merchant shipping in response to the Jay Treaty.


What was The nation that the US fought an undeclared war from 1798 to 1800?

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The battles between the US and France between 1798 and 1800 were called the quasi war because of what?

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The US became involved in undeclared hostilities with France in 1797 because of?

France was an ally of USA during the American Revolutionary War. However, after the French revolution in 1794 the French Crown was deposed and this led to tensions between USA and the revolutionary leadership. The situation deteriorated further when USA refused to pay debts to France which led to French privateers seizing and looting US trade ships sailing to Britain. As a result an undeclared war between USA, Britain and Batavian Republic with French Republic known as Quasi-War. The war continued for two years from 1798 till 1800.


How did the xyz affair get its name?

The XYZ Affair was a diplomatic incident between the U.S. and France, which led to an undeclared war known as the Quasi-War. It derived its name from the French intermediaries who were sent to the United States.


What caused the undeclared naval war?

The US Civil War (American Civil War) was an undeclared war and had many naval battles; are you asking about that war?