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Naval War with France

United States history

Also known as: Quasi-War

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In United States: The Federalist administration and the formation of parties
Virtual naval war with France had followed from American acceptance of British naval protection. In 1798 a French attempt to solicit bribes from American commissioners negotiating a settlement of differences (the so-called XYZ Affair) aroused a wave of anti-French feeling. Later that year the Federalist majority…
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