| LC control no. | sh 91001434 |
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| Topical heading | XYZ Affair, 1797-1798 |
| Variant(s) | X Y Z Affair, 1797-1798 |
| See also | France--History--Directory, 1795-1799 United States--History--1797-1801 |
| Found in | Morris, R.B. Encyc. of Amer. hist., 1976: p. 154, under 1797-1800 (18 Oct. [1797] XYZ Affair) Encyc. of Amer. hist., 1981 (XYZ Affair: diplomatic controversy between the United States and France in 1797-1798 ... a report on the affair, made in April 1798, aroused the American public and allowed Adams and Congress to begin preparations for war) Britannica Micro. (XYZ Affair: diplomatic incident that, when made public in 1798, nearly involved the U.S. and France in war ... although a period of undeclared naval warfare ensued, President Adams was able to avert a declaration of war, and the incident was settled by the Convention of 1800) World Book (XYZ Affair: name given to a controversial exchange of diplomatic proposals betweeen France and the United States in 1797 ... the XYZ Affair led to fighting at sea between the United States and France, though war was never declared ... in 1800, after two years of naval conflict, a second American mission to France obtained a peace settlement) |
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