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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...
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  • Look up XYZ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. XYZ may refer to: ...XYZ, a 1992 album by British indie band Moose "XYZ", a song by Boards of Canada on...
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    led to the XYZ Affair, in which French officials demanded bribes before they would assent to the beginning of negotiations. The XYZ Affair outraged the...
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    member of a diplomatic delegation to France that was treated poorly in the XYZ Affair, in which Federalists held him responsible for a breakdown in negotiations...
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  • The XYZ Affair was an American indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York. The band consisted of Alex Feder (guitar, vocals), Chris Bonner (bass), Russ Maschmeyer...
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    appeared to be calling for war against it. Sentiments changed with the XYZ Affair. The peace commission that Adams appointed consisted of John Marshall...
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    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...
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    accepted the position of minister to France. In what became known as the XYZ Affair, the French demanded a bribe before they would agree to meet with the...
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    skeptical of the administration's account of what became known as the "XYZ affair." Many of Jefferson's supporters would undermine and oppose Adams's efforts...
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    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...
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    the conflict through diplomacy ended in the 1797 dispute known as the XYZ Affair. However, the hostilities created support for establishing a limited naval...
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    refused to receive American envoys, and normalize relations, during the XYZ Affair; this resulted in the treaty being annulled by Congress on July 7, 1798...
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  • law or of the flouted political custom. This was demonstrated by the XYZ Affair, which involved the bribery of French officials by a contingent of American...
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    1788–1789 1792 1796 1800 Presidency Inauguration Quasi War with France XYZ Affair United States Department of the Navy Commerce Protection Act United States...
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  • Cooksey, Michael Maronna, and Marc Summers) in the music video for The XYZ Affair's "All My Friends". Zimbler played Robert Anderson in the 1989 revival...
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    if the crowd dispersed. Hutchinson immediately began investigating the affair, and Preston and the eight soldiers were arrested by the next morning. Boston's...
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    bring an end to attacks on American shipping. In what became known as the XYZ Affair, the government of France refused to open negotiations unless the United...
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  • which was the first single from A Few More Published Studies by The XYZ Affair. Jason Zimbler (Clarissa Explains It All), Marc Summers (Double Dare)...
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    lyrics by Joseph Hopkinson in 1798. The song gained popularity during the XYZ Affair and subsequent Quasi-War with France. The song was used in the United...
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    to give out. After an American delegation was insulted in Paris in the XYZ affair (1797), public opinion ran strongly against the French. An undeclared...
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  • coast of Tripoli. The XYZ Affair inflames tensions between France and the United States. Panic of 1796–1797 (1796–1797) XYZ Affair (1797-1798) January 1...
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  • using X, Y and Z as codes for the names of the French diplomats. The XYZ Affair ignited a wave of nationalist sentiment. Congress approved Adams' plan...
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    1788–1789 1792 1796 1800 Presidency Inauguration Quasi War with France XYZ Affair United States Department of the Navy Commerce Protection Act United States...
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    States Inauguration Presidency Cabinet appointments Judicial appointments XYZ Affair Alien and Sedition Acts Fries's Rebellion Treaty of Tellico Treaty of...
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    means conspiracy fraud. The High Court Record Number is 2019 7740 P. The XYZ Affair was a political and diplomatic scandal which led to the Quasi-War of 1798...
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    American is the born enemy of all the European peoples", and in 1798, the XYZ Affair considerably worsened Franco-American relations. The events led to the...
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    Foreign Minister in July 1797. He was behind the demand for bribes in the XYZ Affair which escalated into the Quasi-War, an undeclared naval war with the United...
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    of talks, and the French demand for bribes in what became known as the XYZ Affair, outraged the American public and led to the Quasi-War, an undeclared...
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  • Huddy (1782) XYZ affair (1797-1798) Caroline Affair, which had a great effect on the development of international law (1837-1842) Trent affair (1861) María...
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