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Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata item; ... The XYZ Affair was a political and diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798, ...
In the late 18th century, Hottinguer was one of the French agents involved in the XYZ Affair, a much-publicized diplomatic scandal between France and the United States. In the beginning 19th century, a family friend and associate, Henri Escher, established the first Hottinger representative office in America.
A Few More Published Studies is the first full-length album by the indie rock group The XYZ Affair.. The music video for the album's first single, "All My Friends", was shot in Brooklyn, New York, in 2007 featuring 1990s Nickelodeon stars Marc Summers, Danny Cooksey, Michael Maronna, and Jason Zimbler.
Alex Feder, also known as Leonard Friend, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. [1]Alex was the band's song writer, singer, and guitar player of The XYZ Affair, one of The XYZ Affair's hit songs is called "All My Friends".
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."
A political cartoon depicts the XYZ Affair – America is a woman being plundered by Frenchmen (1798). Adams hoped to maintain friendly relations with France, and he sent a delegation to Paris, consisting of John Marshall, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney and Elbridge Gerry, to ask for compensation for the French attacks on American shipping.
The XYZ Affair was the French seizure of over 300 US ships and demands for bribes and apologies, which led to a Quasi-War causing the US Congress to issue the famous phrase, "Millions for defense, sir, but not one cent for tribute!". Real war was averted by treaty.
The XYZ Affair was a political and diplomatic scandal which led to the Quasi-War of 1798 between the French and the US. Jean-Conrad Hottinger (known as X), engaged as a French diplomat by the French foreign minister, Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand , led negotiations with an American diplomatic commission who sought to negotiate terms with the ...