Adams called them " X,Y, and Z "
Adams called them "X, Y, and Z" in his report to Congress, as a way to protect their identities.
The incident is called the XYZ Affair. It took place in 1797 when three French agents, identified only as X, Y, and Z, demanded a bribe and a loan from American diplomats in exchange for stopping French attacks on American ships.
No, John Adams did not accept the bribe in the XYZ affair. When American diplomats were approached with bribe demands by French agents, Adams refused to give in and instead chose to prioritize the country's integrity.
John Adams refused to pay the bribe and loan, viewing it as an attempt at bribery by the French agents. He reported the incident to Congress, leading to the XYZ Affair and escalating tensions between the United States and France.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, the French foreign minister, refused to see the US commissioners unless they paid a bribe. This incident became known as the XYZ Affair and strained relations between the United States and France.
The duration of The Bribe is 1.63 hours.
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He tired to stop them
He was furious. as said so in my History book;)
He was furious. as said so in my History book;)
He was furious. as said so in my History book;)
He was furious. as said so in my History book;)
He was furious. as said so in my History book;)
The incident is called the XYZ Affair. It took place in 1797 when three French agents, identified only as X, Y, and Z, demanded a bribe and a loan from American diplomats in exchange for stopping French attacks on American ships.
No, John Adams did not accept the bribe in the XYZ affair. When American diplomats were approached with bribe demands by French agents, Adams refused to give in and instead chose to prioritize the country's integrity.
Because when he sent a team to Paris to try to resolve the problem, the French officials choose not to meet with the Americans, instead they sent three agents who demanded a bribe and loan for France from the Americans.The Americans refused and when Adams learn this he got really furious.
John Adams refused to pay the bribe and loan, viewing it as an attempt at bribery by the French agents. He reported the incident to Congress, leading to the XYZ Affair and escalating tensions between the United States and France.
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