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MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
During the presidency of John Quincy Adams, three French agents would discuss a treaty with the U.S. only in exchange for a bribe. The incident came to be known as the
A
ABC Talks.
B
USFR Incident.
C
Neutrality Proclamation.
D
XYZ Affair.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The XYZ Affair (1797-1798) involved an American peace delegation in France, three agents of the French Foreign Minister (labeled as X, Y, and Z in President John Adams’ initial communications with Congress), and the French Foreign Minister’s demand for a bribe from the American delegation.

Detailed explanation-2: -John Adams dispatched three ministers to France in 1797 to negotiate a commercial agreement to protect U.S. shipping.

Detailed explanation-3: -President John Adams dispatched three U.S. envoys to restore harmony between the United States and France-Elbridge Gerry, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, and John Marshall.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Quasi-War officially ended with the Convention of 1800, also known as the Treaty of Mortefontaine, negotiated between France and the United States in September 1800. The agreement ended the Treaties of Alliance and Commerce and re-asserted the United States’ right to free trade.

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