French Indochina, the name of the Colony that encompassed the three modern countries, was called a Colony of Exploitation, which means that the French had no interest in investing in it, but only exploited its resources. They established a monopoly on any trade in the region, and forced the locals to pay taxes to them, without investing these taxes into the local infrastructure.
In return, the United States had to "<span>A) ask the states to return seized Loyalist properties," since Britain considered many of these properties as being unfairly obtained. </span>
The XYZ Affair had a lasting impact on the U.S., even after peace was restored. The U.S. was not at all prepared for a naval battle, so the Department of the Navy was created in 1798 to oversee all naval affairs. Negative feelings about France resulted in the Alien and Sedition Acts in 1798
An incident in which french agents attempted to get a bribe and loans from US diplomats in exchange for an agreement that French privateers would no longer attack American ships. It led to an undeclared Naval War between the two countries.
