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This helped bring about the Quasi War against France in 1798. A) XYZ Affair B) Genet Affair C) Nullification D) Pequot War E) Alien & Sedition Act

This helped bring about the Quasi War against France in 1798. A) XYZ Affair B) Genet Affair C) Nullification D) Pequot War E) Alien & Sedition Act

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This helped bring about the Quasi War against France in 1798.

  1. A) XYZ Affair
  2. B) Genet Affair
  3. C) Nullification
  4. D) Pequot War
  5. E) Alien & Sedition Acts
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Option A- is Correct. The diplomatic incident known as the XYZ affair between the French and the United States provided the immediate trigger for the limited and undeclared, Quasi-War.

Option B- is not correct. Genet affair or the French Neutrality crisis happened during George Washington’s second term as the US president. The matter forced the US to draft a consistent policy on the neutrality issue.

Option C-is not correct. Nullification had no role to play during the Quasi-War.

Option D- is not correct. The Pequot war took place in New England between the English settlers and the Pequot people.

Option E- is not correct. The alien and sedition acts marked a series of four laws passed in 1798 by the US congress.

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