The XYZ Affair was a political and diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798, early in the administration of John Adams, involving the United States and Republican France .
The United States had in 1778 entered into an alliance with France, but after the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars was both unable and unwilling to lend aid .
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John Adams was the US President (from 1797-1801). The resolution of the Quasi-War with France (1798-1800) came too late to help him gain re-election.
During what's known as the XYZ Affair, President Adams sent diplomats to France for the purpose of attempting to negotiate peace with France. The end result was the Treaty of Mortefontaine.
John Adams was the president responsible for both the XYZ affair and the Alien and Sedition acts. The XYZ affair was a diplomatic incident with France in the late 1790s, while the Alien and Sedition acts were a series of laws passed in 1798 that aimed to limit immigration and silence criticism of the government.
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The XYZ Affair in 1797 was handled by the then President John Adams by sending three diplomats to France to negotiate with the parties involved. The French demanded a bounty to be paid first, but the United States refused. Two of the men went home. The third stayed behind and ended the argument.
'Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute' was the American rallying cry during the XYZ Affair. The affair occurred during the presidency of John Adams.
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.
Charles Pinckney was the US Minister to France during the XYZ Affair. This occurred during the presidency of John Adams.
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