Final answer:
The claim that Americans wanted to go to war with France after the Chesapeake incident is false; the American anger was directed toward Great Britain, as it was a British ship that attacked the USS Chesapeake.
Step-by-step explanation:
The statement that Americans wanted to go to war with France after the attack on the American vessel Chesapeake is false. The Chesapeake-Leopard Affair involved the British ship HMS Leopard attacking the American ship USS Chesapeake in 1807, not a French ship. The American public's anger was directed toward Great Britain due to this incident, which added to the tension between the two nations already strained by issues such as impressment and led to increased calls for war with Britain, not France. In fact, this event contributed to the chain of events that ultimately led to the War of 1812 between the United States and Britain.
During this period, the United States was also involved in diplomatic tensions with France, namely the Quasi-War from 1796 to 1800, which was an undeclared naval conflict resulting from French seizures of American ships. However, the anger expressed by Americans after the Chesapeake incident was specifically aimed at the British due to their direct involvement.