XYZ Affair, FactsXYZ Affair facts, including dates, participants, the impact, and more interesting details you might not know about the foreign relations scandal that altered the course of American politics during the Presidency of John Adams.
XYZ Affair, OverviewThe XYZ Affair was a diplomatic scandal between France and the United States that resulted in a limited, undeclared naval war with France known as the Quasi-War. The scandal also contributed to sectionalism and the concept of Nullification, which were direct causes of the American Civil War.
