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I am currently writing a paper on the Quasi-war with France (although with my current “tude” I wish it would write itself…oh well…almost done)I am surprised at a few things: first, this was an undeclared war, second, how it showcased the new and VERY limited strength of the U.S. Navy. We defeated the most powerful force at the time, and it showed Europe and the world that the U.S. is more than capable of defending herself. I also think Secretary of Navy, Benjamin Stoddard, was a genius. He decided, rather than patrolling the east coast, to go directly to where the French were in the Caribbean. Within a year or so, the U.S. Navy captured about 85 French vessels and suffered minimal loss.I guess arming citizens and arming merchant ships ain't such a bad idea after all.
Because they kept seizing American ships. They were mad at us about the Jay Treaty.
The infamous "XYZ Affair." Why did our relationship with France sour so quickly after the Revolution?
France was already seizing American ships before the XYZ incident. Our relationship went sour, IMO, because of the Jay Treaty. France looked at that as a stab on the back because we made a treaty with their dreaded enemy Great Britain.
