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John Adams, the second President of the United States, was urged by Americans to go to war with France. Adams was well aware that declaring war on France would harm the United States gravely, for during the late 1700s our military was not sufficient to battle with Another Country. Adams received word from his representatives sent to France that the foreign country would agree to stop interfering with US shipping - for a price. France claimed that the United States representatives would need to formally meet with French agents code named X, Y, and Z and give them a bribe of 200,000 dollars. This affair is called the XYZ affair due to the names of the agents used by France when they tried to bribe the United States.
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∙ 9y agoThe XYZ Affair was a political debacle in the administration of the second president of the United States, John Adams. It derives its name from the substitution of the letters X, Y, and Z for the names of French diplomats named in documents there were released by Adams' administration.
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Was the xyz affair a success or failure?
the XYZ Affair was not a success it was a failure
What is the date of the XYZ affair?
The XYZ Affair of 1798 was a diplomatic dispute between the USA and France.
What affair outraged many Americans?
The XYZ Affair
What was the XYZ affair Did the XYZ affair lead to war?
The XYZ Affair was a political and diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798, early in the presidency of John Adams, involving a confrontation between the United States and Republican France that led to the Quasi-War.
What date did the XYZ affair start?
1797
Was the xyz affair a success or failure?
the XYZ Affair was not a success it was a failure
Why was the XYZ Affair so insulting to Americans?
it was because the people who became to be called XYZ did not say what their names were!!!
What is the date of the XYZ affair?
The XYZ Affair of 1798 was a diplomatic dispute between the USA and France.
Why is the XYZ affair important?
The XYZ affair caused a harsh relationship between France and the US.
What affair outraged many Americans?
The XYZ Affair
What was the XYZ affair Did the XYZ affair lead to war?
The XYZ Affair was a political and diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798, early in the presidency of John Adams, involving a confrontation between the United States and Republican France that led to the Quasi-War.
What month did the US give France money during the XYZ Affair?
they never did give France money during the xyz affair.
The XYZ Affair involved relations between the US and England.?
False. The XYZ affair wqasbetween France and the United States of America.
Why did xyz affair happen?
the xyz affair happened mainly because the french wantd money so tey took it out on the us.
Which founding father served as US ambassador to France during the so called xyz affair?
Charles Pinckney was the US Minister to France during the XYZ Affair. This occurred during the presidency of John Adams.
Who was involved in the XYZ Affair?
France and usa
How did Adam's react to the XYZ Affair?
he didnt
