THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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“No taxation without representation”
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“Catch me outside”
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“Catch me on the flip side”
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“Millions for defense but not a sixpence for tribute”
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Detailed explanation-1: -Word of the “XYZ affair” aroused a popular demand for war. The popular slogan was “millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute.” The Federalist-controlled Congress prepared for war by authorizing a 20, 000 man army and calling George Washington out of retirement as commander in chief.
Detailed explanation-2: -In response to the French demand of a bribe, U.S. diplomat Charles Pinckney made the statement, “millions for defense not one cent for tribute, ” and he meant the U.S. would rather spend money fighting France in an armed conflict than pay them anything in the form of a bribe.
Detailed explanation-3: -While diplomats often requested bribes, the high cost led to outrage in the United States. Harper’s quote reflects a common mood that the United States would rather spend huge sums of money on the military, to fight France if necessary, than to spend even a single penny on “tribute", meaning bribes.
Detailed explanation-4: -As news of the scandal broke, the slogan “millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute” became the rallying cry of an offended citizenry. President John Adams and the Federalists seized upon this national anger to bring the U.S. Navy into being.