THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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To declare war on France
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To ally with France against Great Britain
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To negotiate peace with Great Britain with France’s help
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To negotiate peace and stop France from seizing American ships
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -However, President Adams ultimately wanted to avoid a major war, confident that had France wanted war it would have responded to American attacks on French ships.
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: -After some members of Congress asked to see the diplomats’ reports regarding what had transpired in France, Adams handed them over with the names of the French agents replaced with the letters X, Y and Z; thus the name XYZ Affair.