What Was the XYZ Affair

question 59

Multiple Choice

What was the XYZ affair?

• A) It was an incident where a British ship attacked and American naval vessel without warning.
• B) It was an effort by the French to get the United States to pay a bribe before they would negotiate.
• C) It was the first time that the United States tried to publish its own English dictionary.
• D) It was an attempt by Thomas Jefferson to persuade undecided electors to vote for him.
• E) It was the first scandal in American presidential history when George Washington was caught cheating on his income taxes.

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