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  2. XYZ Affair - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Timeline of the John Adams presidency - Wikipedia

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    March 4 – Adams receives letters from the diplomatic envoy to France describing the XYZ affair. [11] March 13 – Adams consults with his cabinet to decide whether to share news of the XYZ affair with Congress and whether to propose a declaration of war. [13] March 19 – Adams reports to Congress that negotiations with France were unsuccessful.

  4. History of U.S. foreign policy, 1776–1801 - Wikipedia

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    A political cartoon depicts the XYZ Affair – America is a woman being plundered by Frenchmen. (1798) In an April 1798 speech to Congress, Adams publicly revealed Talleyrand's machinations, sparking public outrage at the French. [119] Democratic-Republicans were skeptical of the administration's account of what became known as the "XYZ affair."

  5. Presidency of John Adams - Wikipedia

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    The XYZ Affair outraged the American public, and the United States and France engaged in an undeclared naval conflict known as the Quasi-War, which dominated the remainder of Adams's presidency. Adams presided over an expansion of the army and the navy, and the navy won several successes in the Quasi-War.

  6. Diplomacy of John Adams - Wikipedia

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    Adams served as the first minister to the Court of St James's (Great Britain). Relations with France dominated diplomacy during his presidency (1797–1801). American anger at French insults in the XYZ Affair of 1797–1798 escalated into an undeclared naval war, called the Quasi-War.

  7. Quasi-War - Wikipedia

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    Diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict ended in the 1797 dispute known as the XYZ Affair. [10] However, the hostilities created support for establishing a limited naval force, and on 18 June, President John Adams appointed Benjamin Stoddert the first Secretary of the Navy. [11]

  8. NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ legal team trying to get public ... - AOL

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    Mayor Eric Adams’ legal team is trying to get his corruption case wiped out as they claim ex-U.S. Attorney Damian Williams is violating courtroom ethics laws by publicly smearing Adams for ...

  9. Federalist Era - Wikipedia

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    In an April 1798 speech to Congress, Adams publicly revealed Talleyrand's machinations, sparking public outrage at the French. Jeffersonian Republicans were skeptical of the administration's account of what became known as the XYZ Affair, and many opposed Adams's efforts to defend against the French. They feared that war with France would lead ...