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To work out our problems with France President John Adams sent 3 diplomats to Paris. This turned into a scandal when the French asked for a bribe. What was the name of this incident?

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The XYZ Affair was a diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats that resulted in a limited, undeclared war known as the Quasi-War. ... President John Adams dispatched three U.S. envoys to restore harmony between the United States and France—Elbridge Gerry, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, and John Marshall.
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