[DOC] [TLE] XYZ Affair - Wikipedia [PAR] The XYZ Affair was a political and diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798, early in 
the administration of John Adams, involving a confrontation between the United 
States and Republican France that led to an undeclared war called the Quasi-
War. The name derives from the substitution of the letters X, Y and Z for the 
names ... They also attacked the Jeffersonian Republicans for their pro-French 
stance,... [DOC] [TLE] Notecards 301-350 - APStudent.com: US History for AP Students [PAR] President Washington asked France to recall Gent after Gent began ... 
substituting the letters "X, Y and Z" for the names of the three French agents in his 
... The British seized neutral American merchant ships which tried to trade at 
French ports. 307. ... Also, a war against Britain gave the U.S. an excuse to seize 
the British... [DOC] [TLE] XYZ Affair | Thomas Jefferson's Monticello [PAR] The incident involved three French ministers (named by John Adams as X, Y, and 
Z) ... the U.S. signed the Jay Treaty (1794) that France saw as unfair to French 
trade. ... Adams called a special session of Congress in May, and on May 16, 
1797, ... Thomas Jefferson also did not support quick negotiations, nor did he 
support... [DOC] [TLE] The XYZ Affair and the Quasi-War with France, 17981800 ... [PAR] The XYZ Affair was a diplomatic incident between French and United States ... 
U.S. and French negotiators restored peace with the Convention of 1800, also 
known as the ... President John Adams dispatched three U.S. envoys to restore 
harmony ... These commissioners, like others of the Adams administration, 
viewed... [DOC] [TLE] John Adams facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] JOHN ADAMS became the second president of the United States when he took 
the oath of office in the packed House of Representatives on 4 March 1797. .... 
The French Revolution further strengthened his belief that political freedom could 
.... on 3 April, substituting the letters W, X, Y, Z for the names of the agents who 
had... [DOC] [TLE] The XYZ Affair | John Adams Historical Society [PAR] Peace was restored with the Convention of 1800 also known as the Treaty of 
Mortefontaine. ... of Alexander Hamilton used these events to turn U.S. citizens 
against France. ... In July 1797, in order to peacefully settle the dispute the newly 
elected ... Charles Maurice de Telleyrand, instead he sent three agents Jean-
Conrad... [DOC] [TLE] French Opinion as a Factor in Preventing War Between ... - JStor [PAR] 3 He is also referred to as a shrewd politician, a scholar among scholars who 
was ... (July, 1797), called La Forest to his assistance as clief de la direc- tion des 
... French official agents in the United States failed to understand, ... duct of these 
representatives was, in general, condemned. ... trade with Santo Domingo alone. [DOC] [TLE] Quasi-War - Conservapedia [PAR] Jun 26, 2016 ... 3 Congress acts; 4 The War at Sea; 5 Negotiating Peace; 6 Results of the War; 7 
Bibliography ... classes of the Northeast was the fear that France also was 
planning to ... The British tried to stifle, by blockade, the French grain trade. ... The 
French agents set forth a number of grievances including U.S. refusal... [DOC] [TLE] The Directory and the United States - JStor [PAR] the United States.3 Jay's Treaty produced a new crisis, and the Direc- ... that 
France could induce the House of Representatives to refuse the .... These 
appointments proved unfortunate. ... See his letter to Talleyrand, July 20, I797, 
A.A.E., -tats-Unis, vol. .... Mysterious agents called upon them suggesting a 
$250,000 bribe. [DOC] [TLE] The James Madison Papers - Collection Connections | Teacher ... [PAR] Also in the collection are letters and public papers from his tenure in the House 
.... and others called for war, President Adams sent a delegation to Paris in 1797 
to try ... Three French agents (X, Y, and Z) demanded that the Americans pay a 
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Question: In 1797 3 French agents later known by these 3 letters asked U.S. trade representatives for a bribe
Answer: "X", "Y" & "Z"