The XYZ Affair

question 65

Multiple Choice

The XYZ affair

• A)was an attempt to bring the United States into the French Revolution on the side of the British.
• B)was an attempt by the French government to extort a bribe from the United States.
• C)was the name given to the attempt by Jefferson to win the 1800 election through bribery.
• D)was the result of the British attempt to break the Treaty of Alliance of 1778.
• E)saw the United States begin a process to secure peace with France.

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