MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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The British stayed in the Ohio River Valley.
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The French attacked Washington, DC.
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Wiktionary had and argument with Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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The French were seizing American ships.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The French demanded that the United States provide France with a low-interest loan, assume and pay American merchant claims against the French, and lastly pay a substantial bribe to Talleyrand. The U.S. envoys were shocked, and also skeptical that any concessions would bring about substantial changes in French policy.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Jay Treaty of 1795 The main cause of the XYZ Affair was the signing of the Jay Treaty between the US and Great Britain. The treaty was meant to prevent a war between the two nations by not allowing the US to trade with “hostile nations, ” such as France.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Americans were furious over the XYZ affair, along with both the Federalist and Democratic-Republican political parties. Americans were ready to actually fight the French, and the situation led to the creation of the Department of the Navy.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Jay Treaty encouraged the French to seize American ships and the Democrat-Republicans criticized the administration for abandoning France. The XYZ Affair was a failed negotiation in which French diplomats demanded a bribe to help them fight a war against Great Britain and preserve their new government.