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What triggered the XYZ Affair?
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The French seizing U.S. ships.
The signing of the Alien and Sedition Acts.
The U.S. forming an alliance with Great Britain.
The U.S. refusing to pay debts to France.
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The French seizing U.S. ships.
France began capturing American merchant vessels after the Jay Treaty and perceived U.S. favoritism toward Britain, prompting the diplomatic mission that resulted in the XYZ Affair (French agents demanding bribes).
France began capturing American merchant vessels after the Jay Treaty and perceived U.S. favoritism toward Britain, prompting the diplomatic mission that resulted in the XYZ Affair (French agents demanding bribes).
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