MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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England stopped impressing US sailors but the US fought against them anyway during Adams’ presidency
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France felt betrayed by the US and the countries fought an undeclared war at sea
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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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 .
Detailed explanation-2: -The only concessions Jay obtained was a surrender of the northwestern posts (already agreed to in 1783) and a commercial treaty with Great Britain that granted the United States “most favored nation” status, but seriously restricted U.S. commercial access to the British West Indies.
Detailed explanation-3: -The French were infuriated by Jay’s Treaty, believing it violated earlier treaties between the United States and France; as a result, they went on to seize a substantial number of American merchant ships.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Quasi-War, which at the time was also known as “The Undeclared War with France, ” the “Pirate Wars, ” and the “Half War, ” was an undeclared naval war between the United States and France. The conflict lasted between 1798 and 1800, and was a formative moment for the United States.
Detailed explanation-5: -Many Americans saw the Jay Treaty as an embarrassing surrender to the British. It angered the American people and many Europeans, especially the French. French leaders were offended because Britain was allowed to trade with the US, and they were not.