Question

What was the XYZ Affair?

A. an international incident in which three French intermediaries demanded a bribe from the Adams administration in return for negotiating an end to the Quasi War
B. an international incident in which three American intermediaries demanded a bribe from the French government in return for negotiating an end to the Quasi War
C. an international incident in which Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, and Thomas Jefferson insulted the French revolutionary government by openly condemning the French Revolution
D. an international incident in which three representatives of the French provisional government attempted to break the 1778 Treaty of Alliance with the United States

Answer 1

D. an international incident in which three representatives of the French provisional government attempted to break the 1778 Treaty of Alliance with the United States

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