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XYZ Affair
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The XYZ Affair was a political and diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798, early in the presidency of John Adams, involving a confrontation between the United States and Republican France which led to th
A British political cartoon depicting the affair: The United States is represented by Columbia, who is being plundered by five Frenchmen, three of who
A British political cartoon depicting the affair: The United States is represented by Columbia, who is being plundered by five Frenchmen, three of whom are wearing French cockades, one wearing the Phrygian cap – symbols of revolutionary, republican France. The figures grouped off to the right are other European countries; John Bull, representing Great Britain, sits laughing atop the white cliffs of Dover.
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney headed the American commission.
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney headed the American commission.
French Foreign Minister Talleyrand
French Foreign Minister Talleyrand
Elbridge Gerry
Elbridge Gerry
John Adams
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John Adams was a Founding Father and the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Grea
XYZ Affair
…the end of Washington's presidency in early 1797, the matter was reaching crisis proportions. Shortly after assuming office on March 4, 1797, President John Adams learned that Charles Cotesworth Pinckney had been refused as U.S. minister because of the escalating crisis, and that American merchant ships had been…
Portrait, c. 1800–1815
Portrait, c. 1800–1815
Adams's birthplace in present-day Quincy, Massachusetts
Adams's birthplace in present-day Quincy, Massachusetts
John Trumbull's Declaration of Independence depicting the Committee of Five presenting its draft of the Declaration to the Congress in Philadelphia; A
John Trumbull's Declaration of Independence depicting the Committee of Five presenting its draft of the Declaration to the Congress in Philadelphia; Adams appears in the center with his hand on his hip.
The Assembly Room at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, where the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence
The Assembly Room at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, where the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence