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The XYZ Affair was a political and ... including the raising of a 20,000-man army and the acquisition or ... The warlike attitude of the United States and the ...
May 27 – French newspapers report that the XYZ affair has been made public in the United States, effectively ending negotiations between the countries. [19] May 28 – Adams signs a bill granting him the power to raise a federal army of 10,000 men in the event of an invasion. [1]
"Selected Bibliography of The Quasi-War with France" Archived 8 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History; U.S. Department of State "The XYZ Affair and the Quasi-War with France, 1798–1800"
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.
John Adams (1735–1826) was an American Founding Father who served as one of the most important diplomats on behalf of the new United States during the American Revolution. He served as minister to the Kingdom of France and the Dutch Republic and then helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris to end the American Revolutionary War.
Federalists used the "XYZ Affair" to create a new American army, strengthen the fledgling United States Navy, impose the Alien and Sedition Acts to stop pro-French activities (which had severe repercussions for American civil liberties), and enact new taxes to pay for it.
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) -- An Army general who admitted to improper relationships with three subordinates appeared to choke up Monday as he told a judge that he'd failed the female captain who had ...
Attempts at diplomatically resolving Franco-American issues led to the XYZ Affair in 1797, which resulted in the Quasi-War breaking out between France and the U.S. a year later. The war led to a wave of anti-French sentiment among Americans, greatly straining France–United States relations. [3]