XYZ+AFFAIR

=XYZ AFAIRS author: Brian castro=



TOPIC: The XYZ Affairs was a diplomatic Incident that almost Created a war between the U.S and France. The scandals that accured in these times led to the passage of the alien and sediction acts. Though the affair caused a fake naval war, the french and the U.S settled the affair.

This affair took place during one of the Napoleonic wars between France and Great BritianThe French regarded the U.S as a hostile nation. The main reason why Is becaused they signed a treaty with Britian this treaty was called the treaty of jay. this treaty preety much settled some of the diffrences the U.S had with Great Britian. The French took this treaty as an aliance with the British, so the French began to Stop american ships from giving goods to the British. Then the president John adams, sent Charles Pinckney, he is the prime minster. John adams sent this man to try to speak to the French about stopping them from taling there ships. The French turned down pinckney, so John adams jumps into action and starts a commitey to settle the problems. When the French sent prime minster to attend the commity the prime minister said the only way for them to stop destroying there ships if they pay them 250,000 $. The commity outraged by the bribe a undeclared naval war began. this war started in 1798 and ended in 1800. Then finaly the French and the U.S signed the treaty of mortification. This treaty settled the the fued,

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