Question

What was the xyz affair

Answer 1

The Quasi-War (French: Quasi-guerre) was an undeclared war fought almost entirely at sea between the United States of America and the French Republic from 1798 to 1800.

Answer 2

A political and diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798 early in the administration of John Adams, involving a confrontation between the United States and republican France that lead to an undeclared war called the quasi-war.