XYZ Affair and Its Consequences

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Who did President John Adams send to Paris in 1797 to resolve the issue with France?

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Three commissioners

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What impact did the XYZ affair have on the United States Navy?

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It led to the expansion of the Navy

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What were the Alien and Sedition Acts?

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Acts that restricted freedom of speech and targeted immigrants.

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What did the Sedition Act make a crime?

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Spreading malicious writing against the government, the president, or Congress

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What was the XYZ Affair?

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A bribery attempt by French agents towards American representatives

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What did the Alien and Sedition Acts aim to accomplish?

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Silence criticism of the Federalists

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What was the response of the French to the American diplomats after the XYZ Affair?

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They accepted the American diplomats with proper dignity

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What did the Alien Act repeal?

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The time before a person could become a citizen