Answer: I think it true hope it helps you if not sorry
Explanation:
The XYZ affair was a diplomatic incident in the late 1790s in the Adams administration wherein the French government demanded bribes before negotiations were able to even begin and the correspondence was released. A small Naval war broke out and the Adams administration used the furor against the French to hurt the Democratic Republicans and build up the national military.
Not very well, there was a huge economic crisis and they were unable to stop the depression.