MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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US soldiers attacked French citizens in the French port city of Louisiana.
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France refused to pay its debts to the United States.
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The British and the French formed a trade alliance.
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The United States refused to pay a bribe to France to restore diplomatic relations.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Between October 1796 and July 1797, more than 300 American merchant ships and their cargos were seized in the greater Caribbean. In response, the United States suspended repayments of war debts to France, thus moving the two nations closer to war.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Quasi-War with France was an undeclared naval war between France and the United States that took place between 1798 and 1900. It took place under the watch of President John Adams, and it was the result of political disagreements over treaties the United States had signed with France and Britain.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The new president, John Adams, sent ambassadors to France where they encountered an unstable French government that sent its own officials (referred to as “X” “Y” and “Z” in the published papers) to meet the Americans.