XYZ+AFFAIR

=XYZ AFFAIR author: Frank G.= Three French agents that were called XYZ brought the Americans aside to tell them the minister would hold talks. These talks would only happen if the American France 10 million dollars also had to pay the minister 250,000 dollars. President Adams got a full report of what became known as the XYZ affair. After congress and a really angry public learned about the XYZ affair and they turned Pinckney's words into a popular slogan: "millions for defense, not one cent for tribute!" In 1798, the congress cancelled the treaties with France which made the U.S. ships to stop French vessels. The congress also gave some money to the Navy and the Army. The XYZ affair which led to the passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798. After all of this Talleyrand ended the dispute. The following U.S. delegation sent to France was treated with good respect. And then the treaty of Morfantaine which fixed realations etween the U.S. and France.

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