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Merchant ships were being seized by French warships, and this was president Adams' first major challenge. He sent a delegate to France to negotiate with their government. Certain French ministers (x, y, and z) requested absurd bribes that we obviously denied. Many Americans were outraged by this, so they wanted war with the French. Adams did not want to start a war, as the Federalist Party really wanted to.
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