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Quasi War with France
1798-1800

Conditions continued to deteriorate as John Adams assumed office in 1797. The French minister to the United States, Pierre Adet, publicly criticized the new president, provoking a troublesome situation similar to that faced earlier by Washington with Citizen Genêt.

Meanwhile, American shipping was the target of the French navy and privateers; the loss of American ships soon totaled more than 300. The French further displayed their displeasure by severing diplomatic ties with the United States.

Alexander Hamilton and other "High Federalists" were openly pleased with the deepening crisis and hoped for war against France.


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The Avalon Project : Quasi War with France 1791-1800
The Avalon Project at Yale Law School The Quasi War with France; 1791-1800 Major Collections What's New Avalon Home pre 18th Century 18th Century 19th Century 20th Century 21st Century 1789 - An Act Imposing Duties on Tonnage : Quasi War with France; 1791-1800 Major Collections What's New Avalon Home pre 18th Century 18th Century 19th Century 20th Century 21st Century 1789 - An Act Imposing Duties on Tonnage : July 20 1790 - An ...
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/quasi.htm

The Alliance With France
In February 1778, France and America signed a treaty which put France at war with Britain. This treaty was the first document to officially recognize America as an independent state. Spain, an ally of France, joined the alliance a year later ...
http://www.myrevolutionarywar.com/battles/780206.htm

France Allied with American Colonies
... United States and France allies against Great Britain in the Revolutionary War. The French decided to back the U.S. in its military efforts until the U.S. had full independence from Great Britain. After that, the treaty required France and the U.
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/revolut/francoam_1

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