MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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He sent them away and never spoke to them.
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He would only speak with them if the U.S. agreed to provide France with a loan.
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Adams tried to bribe the French and said our diplomats would only speak to the foreign minister if the French gave us a loan.
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England was angered that we were trying to resolve issues with France leading to the War of 1812.
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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: -An American diplomatic commission was sent to France in July 1797 to negotiate a solution to problems that were threatening to break out into war.
Detailed explanation-3: -After John Adams became president in March 1797, he dispatched a three-member delegation to Paris later that same year in an effort to restore peace between the two countries.
Detailed explanation-4: -XYZ Affair, diplomatic incident that, when made public in 1798, nearly involved the United States and France in war. Pres. John Adams dispatched three ministers to France in 1797 to negotiate a commercial agreement to protect U.S. shipping.