USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The XYZ Affair was a diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats that resulted in a limited, undeclared war known as the Quasi-War . U.S. and French negotiators restored peace with the Convention of 1800, also known as the Treaty of Mortefontaine.

Detailed explanation-2: -The XYZ Affair inflamed American sentiment towards France, as the Federalists took supreme offense to the demand made for a bribe by the French agents. They even went so far as to see it as a declaration of war, seemingly proving what they had already believed when the American delegation returned to the United States.

Detailed explanation-3: -John Adams complied because he knew what was in the letter, and the only change he made was removing the names of the three French diplomats in case they continued to negotiate on behalf of the French government. He replaced their names with X, Y, and Z, and that is where the affair gets its name.

Detailed explanation-4: -The XYZ Affair was a diplomatic scandal between France and the United States that resulted in a limited, undeclared naval war with France known as the Quasi-War. The scandal also contributed to sectionalism and the concept of Nullification, which were direct causes of the American Civil War.