XYZ affair
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- France stealing American ships
- Oh look! There's an American ship! Let's steal it!!
- The XYZ affair
- Give us $250 to meet Talleyrand! Um yeah we also want $10 million
- Stop attacking us!!
- President Adam's response
- Fine! I will steal 80 of their ships. Then I will make peace with them!
- France steals over 300 American ships that were sent to trade with Britain.
- John Adams sends three delegates to make peace with France. France sends three unnamed spies that want with high demands. The spies wanted the delegates to pay $250 to meet Talleyrand, and a $10 million loan.
- Adams stole 80 of France's ships in return, and France stopped stealing America's ships. Then, John Adams made peace with France, not war.
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